South
Korea's deadliest fire in almost a decade has ripped through a hospital in the
city of Miryang, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 100.
Authorities
revised the death toll down from 39 on Friday afternoon, but a Miryang City
official warned it could rise as at least 18 patients remained in critical
condition.
The
fire comes less than a month after a similar tragedy left 29 dead in the
city of Jecheon, raising concerns over lax safety standards in the country.
Officials
said they were still investigating the cause of Friday's fire, which is
believed to have started around 7:20 a.m. local time in the emergency room on
the first floor of the 98-bed Sejong Hospital.
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