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Death trap at South Korea training center prison dorm
In Soul, a church-run center housing prostitutes and petty criminals became a deadly trap when a failed escape plan led to a fire that killed 37 women and injured 16 at the Kyongei Women's Technical School dorm. Authorities detained head Lee Kyong-rae as diaries reveal escape pleas.
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SOUL
South Korea
Kyongei Women's Technical School
Seoul
Reform School
Lee Kyong-rae
Lee ‘Yun-kun