A fire broke out at an apartment building in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, leaving two dead and three injured.
The fire first broke out at about 9:58 a.m. on the fourth floor of an apartment building. Witnesses say the blaze was preceded by a loud explosion.
The fire was completely extinguished by 10:47 a.m., but a 23-year old man identified by the surname Hwang was found dead at the scene. His 37-year old sister was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, but later died.
Along with the Hwangs, three residents of the building were treated for smoke inhalation.
In a separate incident, four people were injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
The fires come days after a blaze claimed the lives of four people and injured more than 100 in Uijeongbu, also in Gyeonggi Province. In the Uijeongbu incident, the fire began from a motorcycle parked near the entrance of a building. The fire quickly spread to adjacent buildings, feeding on the combustible materials used on the buildings’ exterior.
By Choi He-suk ()
koreaherald@heraldcorp.com
