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.

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.

Several people are dead and many injured after a fire at a resort construction site in South Korea:::: Busan, South KoreaAround 100 people were evacuated, Yonhap reported, citing fire authorities. A Busan fire agency official said on live television that about 25 people had sustained light injuries,

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 fire at the Banyan Tree Hotel construction site in Busan, South Korea, resulted in six deaths and seven injuries.

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.