Families mourn, survivors recall chaos of hotel fire in South Korea that killed seven

A joint investigation team examining the site of a fire at a hotel in Bucheon, on Aug 23. - Photo: EPA-EFE

SEOUL: Among the seven people who died in the Thursday (Aug 22) hotel fire in Bucheon, just west of Seoul, was a 28-year-old woman whose final moments have deeply resonated with the public.

The woman, surnamed Kim, made her last desperate phone call to her father at 7.42pm, just three minutes after the fire broke out, according to media outlet JoongAng Ilbo.