Ten killed in South Korea nursing home fire

SEOUL. November 12. KAZINFORM A blaze has swept through a nursing home for the elderly in South Korea, killing 10 people and injuring 17 others, officials say; Kazinform refers to BBC News.

They say the fire in a two-storey building in the south-eastern city of Pohang broke out just before dawn.

The victims - who were reportedly in their 70s and 80s - suffocated from smoke because they were sleeping.

Some 200 firefighters were sent to tackle the fire, which was later brought under control.

An investigation into what caused the fire is now under way; Kazinform cites BBC News.