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 devastating fire erupted at a construction site in Busan, South Korea, resulting in the loss of at least six lives. Rescuers evacuated some 100 workers, with helicopters rescuing 14 from the building's rooftop.

BUSAN, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Six workers died and 27 others were injured in a fire at a hotel construction site in the southeastern port city of Busan on Friday, authorities said.

A helicopter was used to pluck guests to safety after they took refuge on the rooftop of a Busan hotel where a fire had erupted. Six people died in the blaze.

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