A fire broke out Sunday at a lodging establishment in Seoul's Gwanak-gu, with firefighters taking about two hours to extinguish the blaze and 16 people evacuating the building.
According to the fire department, the fire started at around 2:18 p.m. at a lodging business on the third floor of a three-story building in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu. Firefighters arrived at 2:20 p.m. and deployed 20 pieces of equipment and 49 personnel, fully extinguishing the fire at around 4:32 p.m.
No casualties have been reported so far. The fire department is investigating the exact cause based on witness accounts and other evidence.
klee@heraldcorp.com
