South Korean hosptal fire ’caused by electrical fault’

A hospital fire that killed 37 people in South Korea was most likely caused by an electrical fault in the first-floor emergency room, police have said.

A joint investigation carried out by police, fire services and forensic experts concluded that a fault in the electrical system in the ceiling of the emergency room’s pantry most likely sparked Friday’s blaze in the southern city of Miryang, said Kim Han-su, a police official there.