Fire on South Korean Highway Kills Five, Injures Dozens

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In the tunnel on a high -speed highway in the South Korean, a large -scale fire.

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A large fire on a South Korean expressway on Thursday killed at least five people and injured nearly 40 caught in heavy traffic

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

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

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Media said the fire appeared to have begun after a bus and a truck collided.

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But a fire official at the scene said its cause was still being investigated, although the fire had been put out.

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Altogether 44 vehicles were destroyed in the fire, he said.

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Five people were killed with at least 37 injured, three of them seriously, an emergency official said.

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