As many as 93 people hospitalised after a massive fire erupted at a 33-storey tower block in Ulsan, South Korea.&nbsp;

The fire occurred at around 11:07 pm (local time) at the Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building and strong winds caused the flames to spread quickly to the entire building.&nbsp;

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Hundreds of people have evacuated and as many as 93 people have been hospitalised, including a firefighter, according to the fire department, as mentioned in Yonhap News Agency.&nbsp;

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Three people were seriously injured, but casualties have been reported so far.&nbsp;

Various reports claimed that the fire began on the 12th floor and then spread to the entire building with 136 houses and officials said it took 96 hours to control the blazes.&nbsp;

The 12th storey has 120 households and shopping centres.&nbsp;

Earlier, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun called for mobilising all the resources to extinguish the fire and rescue the people.&nbsp;

Interior and Safety Minister Chin Young also visited the site to take stock of the situation.&nbsp;

The investigation is underway to find the cause of the fire, which witnesses believed could have occurred due to internal insulation in the exterior walls.&nbsp; 
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As many as 93 people hospitalised after a massive fire erupted at a 33-storey tower block in Ulsan, South Korea. The fire occurred at around 11:07 pm (local time) at the Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building and strong winds caused the flames to spread quickly to the entire building.

As many as 93 people hospitalised after a massive fire erupted at a 33-storey tower block in Ulsan, South Korea. The fire occurred at around 11:07 pm (local time) at the Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building and strong winds caused the flames to spread quickly to the entire building. Also read | South Korea culls 1,500 pigs after new cases of African swine fever Hundreds of people have evacuated and as many as 93 people have been hospitalised, including a firefighter, according to the fire department, as mentioned in Yonhap News Agency. Also read | South Korean developers request change in 30% commission for Google Play Store Three people were seriously injured, but casualties have been reported so far. Various reports claimed that the fire began on the 12th floor and then spread to the entire building with 136 houses and officials said it took 96 hours to control the blazes. The 12th storey has 120 households and shopping centres. Earlier, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun called for mobilising all the resources to extinguish the fire and rescue the people. Interior and Safety Minister Chin Young also visited the site to take stock of the situation. The investigation is underway to find the cause of the fire, which witnesses believed could have occurred due to internal insulation in the exterior walls.

South Korea: 93 people hospitalised after 33-storey building catches fire

The&nbsp;founder&nbsp;of South Korea's sprawling&nbsp;retail&nbsp;conglomerate&nbsp;Lotte&nbsp;Group has died at the age of&nbsp;97, company officials said Sunday.&nbsp;

Shin Kyuk-ho's reputation was tarnished in his final years when the wheelchair-bound tycoon was convicted of professional malpractice and embezzling from the firm to benefit his relatives in late 2017.

He was sentenced to four years in prison but was allowed to stay out of jail on health grounds.&nbsp;

Born in the southern city of Ulsan, Shin stowed away on a ship to Japan at the age of 18 to seek his fortune and established&nbsp;Lotte&nbsp;to manufacture chewing gum in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-marks-us-japan-security-pact-with-call-for-stronger-deeper-alliance-275202">Tokyo</a> soon after World War II.

The business later grew to include dozens of subsidiaries in the food,&nbsp;retail, and hotel industries.&nbsp;

Lotte&nbsp;is one of the biggest of the South&nbsp;Korean&nbsp;family-run "chaebol" conglomerates that powered the country's decades of runaway economic growth but which are sometimes accused of murky business practices and overly-close ties with politicians.

Shin's two sons made headlines in 2015 with a bitter public fight for control of the group, each accusing the other of mismanagement, personality flaws, and of manipulating their frail and aged father.

His younger son Dong-bin eventually took over the reins as chairman but both he and Shin were accused of causing $72 million in damages to the group by renting out&nbsp;Lotte&nbsp;Cinema concessions at discounted rates to the&nbsp;founder's eldest daughter and mistress.

The daughter was jailed for two years, while the mistress, a former model and actress 39 years Shin's junior, who came to his attention after winning a beauty pageant was given a suspended sentence.

Shin was also found to have disposed of company assets in violation of his responsibilities as chairman by the presiding judge in his 2017 trial.

He had been suffering from dementia and other diseases of old age before his death, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

The founder of South Korea's sprawling retail conglomerate Lotte Group has died at the age of 97, company officials said Sunday. Shin Kyuk-ho's reputation was tarnished in his final years when the wheelchair-bound tycoon was convicted of professional malpractice and embezzling from the firm to benefit his relatives in late 2017.

The founder of South Korea's sprawling retail conglomerate Lotte Group has died at the age of 97, company officials said Sunday. Shin Kyuk-ho's reputation was tarnished in his final years when the wheelchair-bound tycoon was convicted of professional malpractice and embezzling from the firm to benefit his relatives in late 2017. He was sentenced to four years in prison but was allowed to stay out of jail on health grounds. Born in the southern city of Ulsan, Shin stowed away on a ship to Japan at the age of 18 to seek his fortune and established Lotte to manufacture chewing gum in Tokyo soon after World War II. The business later grew to include dozens of subsidiaries in the food, retail, and hotel industries. Lotte is one of the biggest of the South Korean family-run "chaebol" conglomerates that powered the country's decades of runaway economic growth but which are sometimes accused of murky business practices and overly-close ties with politicians. Shin's two sons made headlines in 2015 with a bitter public fight for control of the group, each accusing the other of mismanagement, personality flaws, and of manipulating their frail and aged father. His younger son Dong-bin eventually took over the reins as chairman but both he and Shin were accused of causing $72 million in damages to the group by renting out Lotte Cinema concessions at discounted rates to the founder's eldest daughter and mistress. The daughter was jailed for two years, while the mistress, a former model and actress 39 years Shin's junior, who came to his attention after winning a beauty pageant was given a suspended sentence. Shin was also found to have disposed of company assets in violation of his responsibilities as chairman by the presiding judge in his 2017 trial. He had been suffering from dementia and other diseases of old age before his death, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho dies at 97

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