Eight tourists killed in blaze

SEOUL: South Korean police and fire officers yesterday investigated what caused a blaze that raced through an indoor shooting range killing 10 people, including eight Japanese tourists. The victims' families arrived in the country yesterday.

The fire on Saturday occurred in a five-story building in the southeastern city of Busan, where a group of Japanese tourists visited as part of their tour of the port city, about 325 km from Seoul.

The 10 dead included eight Japanese tourists and their South Korean tour guide, the Busan Fire Department said in a statement. The 10th victim was believed to be a South Korean employee at the shooting range. Six people were also seriously injured.