Jiyong's Wifey 537 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Oh no! I hope those who are injured recover quickly! And for those who have passed, may they rest in peace. It seems that 2014 is just not South Korea‘s year. The first half of the year has been nothing but mishaps and disasters, causing deaths, injuries, and the people of South Korea to mourn and worry left and right. Things don’t get any better as another tragic incident occurred at a rural South Korean hospital, killing 21 people. On early Wednesday in Jangseong, South Jeolla Province a fire broke out in a hospital for elderly people, injuring 7 and killing 21. The dead included one nurse who was working the night shift, and 6 injured are currently in critical condition according to authorities. The cause of the fire still has yet to be determined, but according to witnesses, the fire started in an unoccupied room on the second floor of the building. 35 people were reported to be on the second floor when the fire broke out at about 12:27 AM, and 7 of those people managed to escape. Fire services arrived at the scene within 4 minutes and were able to put out the fire by 12:55 AM. Sadly, most of those who died were prevented from evacuating due to old age and medical conditions. Most of the victims were in their 70s and 80s, suffering from senile dementia or the side effects of stroke. Along with investigating the fire, authorities are also investigating whether the hospital was in practice of placing patients in restraints following witness accounts. This is definitely not Korea’s best year. Hopefully things will get better because I’m sure the people don’t want to have any more to mourn over. SOURCE:The Korea Herald http://24-7kpop.com/a-tragic-fire-takes-the-life-of-21-people/ Please No More tragedies for south Korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a(mber) 5,898 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 #Justice4SouthKorea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PALEMOCHI 3,696 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloupsidou 2,047 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotta Be You 7,656 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 That's awful. RIP to everyone who lost their lives from it, and condolences to their families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Snow 14,255 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 r.i.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ b l a s i a n ~ 3,354 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 R.I.P. to the victims. 2014 is a sad year for SKoreans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapmon's Ahjussi Husband 2,299 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So sad, South Korea needs more positive things to happen there, I wonder how the fire started, sounds rare, may be intentional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeballs 2,036 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popsugar 2,354 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So horrible... rest in peace and praying for those still recovering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegra 491 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 There was another fire a few days ago in Goyang. This is so sad. RIP :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timpa 6,547 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 There's been states in the US passing laws that state those not on the ground-floor of a retirement home/eldery care facility must be physically capable of going down the stairs in case of an evacuation. A lot of facilities in the US do not follow this practice and if there's a fire and you have many eldery people in wheel chairs or who can't move it would lead to a lot of deaths... but since you tend to have more physically unfit patients the homes try to be at maximum occupency so they shove them in wherever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rev1 127 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 this is sad rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentYou 2,661 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 The first half of the year has been tragic for S.Korea. I wish them a better second half of the year and I hope everyone stays safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Majesty Robosexual 446 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Find strength, S. Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnie-chan 1,338 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 That's sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegra 491 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 It's been confirmed that a dementia patient in their 80s escaped at 2am and started the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiyong's Wifey 537 Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 It's been confirmed that a dementia patient in their 80s escaped at 2am and started the fire. are you kidding me? Just wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicalpiggy 552 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 This is heartbreaking. Please No More tragedies for south Korea Mte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika613 843 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 rest in peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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