Blaze in South Korean Hospital Kills at Least 37, More Than 70 Injured

Blaze in South Korean Hospital Kills at Least 37, More Than 70 Injured
Firefighters put out a fire at a burning hospital in Miryang, South Korea, Jan. 26, 2018. Kim Dong-min/Yonhap via Reuters
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SEOUL–A fire in a South Korean hospital which did not have a sprinkler system killed at least 37 people and injured more than 70, officials said on Friday, the latest tragedy to raise concerns over the country’s safety standards.

The fire is the deadliest in South Korea in at least a decade, according to Yonhap news agency, and follows a fire last month which killed 29 people in a high rise sports center.