SEOUL, Jan 20 — Around 500 people were evacuated on Friday after fire broke out in a shanty town in the South Korean capital Seoul, fire authorities said. The fire erupted at...
SEOUL, Jan 20 — Around 500 people were evacuated on Friday after fire broke out in a shanty town in the South Korean capital Seoul, fire authorities said.
The fire erupted at 6:27am in Guryong Village in southern Seoul, which is home to more than 600 households. About 40 homes have been destroyed so far, fire officials said, adding they have called out 140 firefighters to contain the fire. President Yoon Suk Yeol called for all-out efforts to minimise the damage and mobilise all available firefighters and equipment, his spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye said.
Interior Minister Lee Sang-min also instructed officials to prevent any secondary damage and protect other residents in the nearby areas, the ministry said. — Reuters
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