At least 31 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Miryang, south-east South Korea, say local media.
The fire is thought to have started in the emergency room at the Sejong Hospital which cares mostly for elderly people, Yonhap said.
Reports say more than 100 patients were inside the building and a neighbouring nursing home at the time.
Officials said about 40 more people were injured, and 11 were in a critical condition.
The fire is said to have started in an emergency room according to fire chief Choi Man-woo.
He said the cause of the fire was not yet known.
"The victims came both from the hospital and the nursing home. Some died on their way to another hospital," AFP quoted him as saying.
Miryang is about 270km (168 miles) from the capital, Seoul.
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