Six people have died in a fire in a hotel resort construction site in South Korea's port city of Busan, according to the city's fire agency, with a helicopter used to pluck some 14 people to safety after they had taken refuge on a rooftop.

A fire broke out at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killing at least six people, fire officials said.

A helicopter was used to pluck guests to safety after they took refuge on the rooftop of a Busan hotel where a fire had erupted. Six people died in the blaze.

A devastating fire erupted at a construction site in Busan, South Korea, resulting in the loss of at least six lives. Rescuers evacuated some 100 workers, with helicopters rescuing 14 from the building's rooftop.

Six people have died in a fire in a resort construction site in South Korea's port city of Busan, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. Around 100 people had been evacuated, Yonhap reported, citing fire authorities.

Twenty-five people suffered minor injuries due to smoke inhalation while 14 others were rescued from the roof. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Authorities on Sunday launched a joint investigation into the fire that killed six workers at a construction site for a luxury hotel in the port city of Busan.