A Christian pastor who has been working nearly 30 years to help unprotected migrant workers said he is in dire need of support after a fire devastated his migrant workers ’ shelter . The Global Sarang center in Garibong , southwestern Seoul , was partially destroyed when a fire broke out in the building ’ s entrance hall on Tuesday night , injuring at least 10 people and causing an estimated $ 186 , 000 worth of damage . Pastor Kim Hae - sung admitted he does not have insurance on the migrant center he has operated for more than 10 years . “ We couldn ’ t afford to have fire insurance . We ’ ve been struggling to get by to help sick and starving foreign workers , ” the 52 - year - old told The Korea Herald . There has always been a long queue of people outside the center waiting to receive free meals during lunch time . But the free - meal service is on hold indefinitely as the fire completely destroyed the center ’ s cafeteria on the first floor . The fire damage also put a halt to free medical service and legal counseling to hundreds of migrant workers each week , according to Kim . More worrying is that , he said , the 10 injured people are all undocumented foreign workers , with no insurance to cover their medical bills . “ Although they were injured in arson , but they , all ethnic Koreans born in China , are not protected the current law , ” Kim said . “ Also , without electricity and water supply now more than 50 foreign workers lost their home , now we don ’ t when we can reopen our center . ” The fire reportedly started around 11 p . m . on Tuesday at the building ’ s entrance hall when a stack of books caught fire . The cause of the fire remains under investigation . But police say the closed - circuit television footage shows a man identified as a Korean - Chinese worker who came to the center a week ago , set fire to piles of paper . The 45 - year - old , surnamed Kim , injured his head as he jumped from the open widow from the fourth - floor to escape from the smoke filled building , and is in now critical condition , according to the police . By Oh Kyu - wook ( 596 story @ heraldcorp . com ) [ Hot News ] ◆ 朴 대통령 아세안 정상회의 서 도 ' 세일즈 외교 ' 주력 ◆ 미국 새 연준 의장 에 재닛 옐런 현 부의장 ◆ 세계 최초 휘 는 화면 스마트폰 ' 갤럭시 라운드 ' 출시 ◆ " 삼성 , 실리콘밸리 서 인수 대상 업체 물색 " ◆ 따뜻 한 의학 드라마 ' 굿 닥터 ' 시청 률 . .. 더 많 은 기사 보 러 가 기 → [ 코리아 헤럴드 홈페이지 ] [ 트위터 ] [ 페이스북 ] 구독 신청 1588 - 0533