Seven dead, 12 injured in hotel fire in South Korea

Seven people were killed and a dozen injured after a fire broke out in the South Korean city of Bucheon.

Two people died after jumping onto an air mattress provided by the fire department, after the mattress flipped.

Other victims were found in rooms on the eight floor, where the fire is believed to have started.

Although the fire did not spread throughout the building, the damage was extensive as the rooms were not equipped with sprinklers.

The nine-storey hotel was built in 2003, before the requirement for sprinklers was written into law, according to the city's fire department.

The fire was first reported at 21:39 local time (14:26 BST) and was extinguished by 22:26 on Thursday, the department said.