Pope praying for victims of fire
in South Korea hospital
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| South Korean rescue workers on the scene of a fire in a hospital in Miryang.- AFP |
Pope Francis has sent a message of closeness and prayers to
those affected by a blaze in a South Korean hospital in which at least 37
patients died.
Pope Francis has expressed solidarity and said
he is praying for victims and all those affected by a tragic fire in a hospital
in South Korea that killed at least 37 people and injured many
more.
In a telegramme sent by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal
Pietro Parolin, on the Pope’s behalf, Francis said he is deeply saddened to
learn of the loss of life and of injuries caused by the outbreak of the fire in
Sejong Hospital, Miryang.
He expressed heartfelt solidarity with all those affected by
this tragedy and said he is praying especially for the repose of the deceased
and for the healing of those injured.
Pope Francis also offered encouragement to the civil
authorities and emergency personnel as they assist the victims of this
disaster, and upon all he invoked the divine blessings of strength and
consolation.
The blaze is thought to have started in the emergency room
at Sejong Hospital in the south-eastern city of Miryang.
Nearly 200 mostly elderly patients were inside the building
and an adjoining nursing home when the fire broke out in the morning.
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