Breaking News: 16 People Dead As Massive Fire Rips Through Gym And Traps People In Sauna (Photos)

A gym has been engulfed by massive flames, trapping people inside and leaving as many as sixteen persons dead in its wake.

The fire ripped through the gym

According to a report by Daily Star UK, a serious fire has ripped through a gym and killed at least 16 people who became trapped in a sauna.

Around 50 firefighters and 20 fire engines rushed to the scene at the eight-storey fitness complex in Jecheon, South Korea.

Victims became trapped in a sauna on the second floor, according to reports.

Firefighters at the scene

Pictures show the raging blaze ripping through the upper floors on the building.

Plumes of smoke could be seen rising over the city some 100 miles south of the capital Seoul.