25 people killed in fire at South Korean construction site: reports
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At least 25 people have been killed in a warehouse fire at a construction site in South Korea, according to reports.
The fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon in Icheon, a city approximately 50 miles southeast of the capital Seoul.
At least seven other workers were reportedly injured, according to Yonhap, a South Korean news agency.
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Smoke rises from a warehouse which is currently under construction, after it caught fire, in Icheon, South Korea, April 29, 2020. (Yonhap via Reuters)
Chung Sye-kyun, the South Korean prime minister, ordered all available resources to be made for the search-and-rescue operation.
Officials reportedly suspect the fire was caused by an unexpected explosion during construction work using urethane, a combustible chemical used for insulation work.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The fire seems to have spread extremely quickly, with the victims apparently having been unable to evacuate at all during the fire," firefighters told Yonhap.
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Seo Seung-hyun, head of the Incheon fire department, said it took more than 260 emergency workers several hours to put out the blaze.