Fire on South Korean highway kills five, injures dozens

SEOUL, 29 December 2022, (TON): Emergency officials and media said “a large fire on a major South Korean expressway spread quickly, killing at least five people and injuring more than three dozen in heavy traffic before it was doused.”

Video images on social media showed a soundproof awning engulfed in flames soon after the fire broke out on the Second Gyeongin Expressway near Seoul, the capital, at about 1:49 p.m. (0449 GMT).

The heavy traffic made it difficult for vehicles to immediately escape the affected area, as the fire spread and a blast was heard, a witness told television broadcaster YTN.

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