KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): A massive fire tore through a 33-storey apartment tower in the South Korean city of Ulsan yesterday.
According to a Yonhap news agency report, flames spread rapidly through the Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building.
The report also stated that the fire started at about 23:00 local time (14:00 GMT) and was made worse by high winds.
The fire broke out between the 8th and 12th floors of the building, which hosts about 120 households and shopping units.
Hundreds had to be evacuated and about 50 people had been treated for smoke inhalation, the fire department told Yonhap.
The massive blaze was brought under control by Friday morning.
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