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| South Korea hospital fire 'kills 21' | South Korea hospital fire 'kills 21' |
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| At least 20 patients and a nurse have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Janseong county, South Korea. | |
| Six others are in critical condition after the fire at Hyosarang Hospital, about 300 km south of Seoul. | |
| Most of those who died are thought to have been in their 70s and 80s, and confined to their beds. | Most of those who died are thought to have been in their 70s and 80s, and confined to their beds. |
| Officials said most of the victims died after suffocating on poisonous fumes. The fire was put out within half an hour. | |
| The incident comes at a time of mourning for South Korea after more than 300 people died in a ferry sinking last month. | The incident comes at a time of mourning for South Korea after more than 300 people died in a ferry sinking last month. |
| South Korean President Park Geun-hye has formally apologised to the nation for the ferry disaster, promising to improve safety standards. | South Korean President Park Geun-hye has formally apologised to the nation for the ferry disaster, promising to improve safety standards. |
| The Prime Minister at the time, Chung Hong-won, resigned over the government's handling of the disaster. | |
| The hospital incident also comes a day after seven people were killed and 20 others injured in a fire at a bus terminal in Goyang city. | The hospital incident also comes a day after seven people were killed and 20 others injured in a fire at a bus terminal in Goyang city. |