BREAKING: At least 5 dead – FIRE rips through hospital in Winter Olympics host South Korea

The blaze broke out around 10.30pm GMT (7.30 am local time) on the first floor of Sejong Hospital in the city of Milyang, according to firefighters.

The hospital evacuated 22 people, mostly patients to nearby hospitals and 78 patients from the nursing home – which adjoined the main building – and caught fire also escaped the area, according to authorities.

More to follow…

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