Nine killed, five others injured in fire at indoor shooting range

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BUSAN, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Nine people were killed and five others injured on
Saturday in a fire that swept through a second-floor indoor shooting range in
this southern port city, police said.
The blaze broke out at about 2:26 p.m, and was extinguished about 40 minutes
later, police said, adding that most of the dead were believed killed with severe
burns.
Police said the death toll may rise, because some of those injured were in
serious condition.
"Those injured are now receiving medical treatment, but they got severely
burnt... the death toll may rise," one police officer said.
Police said they were investigating the cause of the fire.
sam@yna.co.kr
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