18:59, 27-Jan-2018
South Korea Hospital Fire: President Moon visits scene of blaze, 37 people killed on Friday
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in has visited the hospital in Miryang in which 37 people were killed in a fire on Friday.
One hundred and forty people were also injured in what was the deadliest blaze in South Korea in a decade. Moon ordered an all-out effort to help minimize the damage. Investigations are ongoing, but officials believe the fire started in the emergency department. The hospital has no sprinkler system.