Fire breaks out in deprived area of Seoul's Gangnam district
- A fire broke out Tuesday in Guryong Village, a deprived area of Seoul’s Gangnam District, according to South Korean fire authorities.
- No injuries or casualties had been reported, a fire official told Reuters.
- About 75 firefighters and 24 fire trucks and other vehicles were sent to fight the blaze.
- Guryong Village, near some of Seoul’s most expensive neighborhoods, was previously affected by a large fire in January.
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A fire broke out in Guryong Village, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and fire authorities have raised their response level from Level 1 to Level 2 to carry out firefighting operations. Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-joong also urged, “Please mobilize all available personnel and equipment and devote all efforts to extinguishing the fire.”
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korean-vibe.comFire breaks out at shanty town in southern Seoul; no injuries reported
A fire broke out at a shanty town in Seoul's posh southern district of Gangnam on Tuesday, with no injuries reported, officials said. The fire broke out at about 3:50 p.m. at Guryong Village, according to fire authorities. Fire authorities mobilized 168 personnel and 51 pieces of equipment to fight the blaze after receiving a report of a fire at a garbage dump. The Gangnam Ward office sent a safety text message advising nearby residents to close…
Fire authorities have launched firefighting operations following a fire in Guryong Village, Gaepo-dong, Seoul. According to fire authorities and other sources on the 27th, a report of a fire in Guryong Village was received around 3:49 PM. The fire department issued a Level 2 response at approximately 4:29 PM and deployed over 200 firefighters to suppress the blaze.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Jeon Jae-hoon and Cho Hyun-young = A fire broke out in Guryong Village in Gaepo-dong, known as the 'last shantytown' in Seoul's Gangnam area, generating a large amount of smoke and the access road...
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