One employee dead, others injured in hotel fire
Social affairsJan 14, 2019
A huge fire tore through a 21-story hotel in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, on Monday, leaving one employee dead and at least 19 others injured. (Yonhap)The 53-year-old hotel worker was found dead on the first basement level of the Ramada Encore Cheonan hotel, authorities said. Nineteen people, including four firefighters, suffered inhalation and were sent to a nearby hospital. Three of them were severely injured.The fire broke out at the 21-story building around 4:46 p.m.The fire is belie