the Fire in hospital in South Korea led to death not less than 37 people, more than 70 people suffered.
It is supposed that the fire arose in an accident ward of hospital Sejong City in the city of Laymen in the southeast of the country. At this time in the building of hospital and in the next retirement home there were about 200 patients.
This fire became the largest on number of victims in the history of the country in a nearly a decade. It is expected that the number of victims will increase as many of the rescued are in critical condition.
according to the firefighters, all victims choked in a smoke. Among them three employees of hospital: doctor, nurse and paramedic. Earlier the police reported about 41 pogibshem.
Miryang is located in 270 km to the southeast from Seoul. This hospital specializes in area of treatment and care of elderly people, report Korean SMI.<"33>"
of the Power specify that the cause of the fire still remains to the unknown. However local TV channels reported that in hospital there was no automatic fire extinguishing system with water sprinklers.
According to existing standards, the hospital building is not obliged to have such system, however it was established in the neighboring building of a retirement home in anticipation of coming into effect of the law which does existence of similar systems obligatory since June 30.
As were reported by the head of fire service of the city Choi Mang Wu, the fire began around 07.30 local time. On its suppression nearly three hours were required. From a retirement home successfully evacuated 94 persons.
the President South Korea Mun Dzhein called an emergency meeting in connection with a fire in Miryan's hospital.
This hospital opened in 2008 and together with a retirement home contains about 200 people. The staff of hospital — about 35 employees.
at the end of December a fire in the fitness downtown Jecheon in 168 km to the southeast from Seoul carried away lives of 29 people, 26 more people suffered.
Belarusian portal "TUT.BY": President of the Republic Belarus on behalf of the people and personally sent condolences to chapter South Korea Mun Dzhein, and also to the family lost as a result of a fire in a city hospital of Laymen. Alexander Lukashenko also wished the fastest recovery by the victim.
