South Korean Hotel Fire Claims Seven Lives, Injures Twelve

The blaze in Bucheon was exacerbated by the lack of sprinklers in the nine-story building.

The fire began on the eighth floor and quickly filled the upper levels with toxic smoke.
Two victims died after jumping onto an air mattress that flipped upon impact.
The hotel, built in 2003, was not required to have sprinklers under current regulations.
Authorities suspect the fire was caused by an electrical fault in an unoccupied room.
Emergency services deployed 46 fire trucks and 150 firefighters to combat the blaze.