約20人死於韓國堤川市一處火災

About 20 people died Thursday when a fire broke out in a building that houses a fitness center in the South Korean city of Jecheon.

The National Fire Agency said most of the victims were killed in a sauna after the fire started in a vehicle and swept throughout the eight story building, trapping many people inside.

"The fire produced so much toxic smoke so quickly, leaving many people unable to evacuate," an agency spokesman said.

Jecheon is a scenic city with mountain and lakes that is located about 118 kilometers southeast of the capital of Seoul.星期四韓國南部城市堤川的一棟內設健身房的大樓起火，造成約20人死亡。

韓國國家消防機構說，大部分遇難者死於一個桑拿間內，因爲此前一部車輛着火後，迅速蔓延整棟八層大樓，使許多人困在裏面。

該消防機構發言人說：“大火快速產生的有毒煙霧，使許多人無法疏散”。

堤川是一個湖光山色的風景城市，位於首都首爾東南約118公里。