Eight construction workers were being treated for serious injuries at nearby hospitals, while two others were slightly hurt. One eyewitness told Yonhap news agency: "Suddenly, the fire came up. Officials were investigating the cause of the fire, which was possibly triggered by an explosion while workers were working on an underground level at the site. Wed 29 Apr 2020 20.40 EDT Last modified on Wed 29 Apr 2020 21.37 EDT A fire at a warehouse in South Korea killed 38 construction workers and left another 10 injured according to reports. The body reassures states after some halted their rollouts over unproven fears the jab causes clots. Icheon was the site of another enormous fire in 2008 when 40 workers died at a refrigerated warehouse. Seo said victims who died on other floors likely inhaled toxic gas. 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KYODO NEWS - Apr 29, 2020 - 20:20 | All, World As many as 36 people were killed in a fire that broke out at a warehouse construction site in a city southeast of the South Korean capital Seoul on Wednesday, according to fire authorities. North and South Korea ‘exchange gunfire across border’ South Korea says its troops fired warning shots after North Korea apparently opened fire accidentally. They said “rapid combustion” occurred while workers were working on an underground level of the warehouse. Kim unlikely underwent surgery, Yonhap News reported Sunday, citing an official at South Korea’s presidential Blue House. Officials said about 30 workers managed to escape but at least four were unaccounted for or out of contact. At least 38 people were killed when one of South Korea's worst fires in years broke out at a construction site near the capital By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM April 29, 2020, 12:32 PM News/Politics 2021-02-22T02:06:06.863Z. 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