Fire in shopping mall in South Korean city leaves 7 dead

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SEOUL: A fire broke out at the basement of a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Daejeon on Monday (Sep 26), killing at least seven people, officials said. Firefighters were continuing to search for survivors after putting out the blaze, said Go Seung-cheol, an official at the Daejeon Fire Headquarte

SEOUL: A fire broke out at the basement of a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Daejeon on Monday , killing at least seven people, officials said.

The fire broke out at around 7.45am and quickly spread across the basement’s loading dock area, prompting the evacuation of more than 110 people, including mall employees and customers at a nearby hotel. Officials said the damage could have been worse if the blaze had broken out during the mall’s business hours.Jung Ji-sun, chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group, bows in apology at a shopping mall fire in Daejeon, South Korea on Sep 26, 2022.

 

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