Six people have died in a fire in a hotel resort construction site in South Korea's port city of Busan, according to the city's fire agency, with a helicopter used to pluck some 14 people to safety after they had taken refuge on a rooftop.

A fire broke out at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killing at least six people, fire officials said.

A fire broke out today at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan, killing at least six people, fire officials said. About 100 workers managed to evacuate the site, while another 14 were rescued by helicopter from the top of the structure, said Hong Moon-shik, chief of the Busan Gijang District Fire Department.

Six people have died in a fire in a resort construction site in South Korea's port city of Busan, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. Around 100 people had been evacuated, Yonhap reported, citing fire authorities.

Twenty-five people suffered minor injuries due to smoke inhalation while 14 others were rescued from the roof. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A fire at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killed at least six people, fire officials said.

Several people are dead and many injured after a fire at a resort construction site in South Korea:::: Busan, South KoreaAround 100 people were evacuated, Yonhap reported, citing fire authorities. A Busan fire agency official said on live television that about 25 people had sustained light injuries,