Saturday, June 13, 2015

THE TOWERING INFERNO IN PYONGYANG N KOREA THIS JUNE 13 2015 AS FIRE RAGES UNCONTROLLED

In this photo, exclusively obtained and released on June 12, 2015 by local radio station BBS, black smoke and flames billow from a bridge between the 43rd floors of Koryo Hotel in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on the previous day. The fire had broken out at the hotel frequented by foreigners, without any information being provided on casualties or property damage, reports said on June 12, 2015. The fire appears to have been extinguished, according to The Associated Press.

 

The British government has advised its people to be more cautious when traveling to North Korea, citing a recent fire at a major hotel in the communist nation's capital.

Updating a travel advisory on North Korea, the British foreign ministry added a "safety and security section."
   "Recent incident at a hotel in Pyongyang has highlighted a culture of low safety awareness," it said on its Website. "Tourists may wish to check hotel fire procedures or consult tour operators.

The 43-story Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang is reported to have caught fire recently. A landmark of the city, the hotel is a haunt of foreign visitors to the secretive nation.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2015/06/13/0401000000AEN20150613001200315.html

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