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(10th) night, a fire broke out in an apartment in Amsa-dong, Seoul, and five residents were taken to a hospital after drinking smoke.
There was also an accident near Sillim Station in Seoul, where a car rushed to the sidewalk and hit pedestrians.
Reporter Jo Yoon-ha delivers news of the incident and accident.
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White smoke emanates from the balcony window of the apartment.
Last night, around 10:40, a fire broke out in the kitchen of a family house on the 4th floor of an apartment in Amsa-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul.
The fire went out in 30 minutes, but five residents drank the smoke and were taken to the hospital.
The fire department is investigating the exact cause of the fire by seeing it as a fire caused by a short circuit in the kitchen.
[Lee Jeong-Hyun/Witness: Because there is a lot of smoke, people are at home until the upper floors (spread), and then they are taken to 119...
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4pm yesterday, in front of Exit 6 of Sillim Station in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, a car rushed to the sidewalk and hit a temporary wall of a building under construction.
In this accident, a woman in her 40s and a man in her 60s were caught between a building and a vehicle and taken to a hospital.
A woman in her 60s who was passing by was also struck by fragments at the time of the accident and received first aid.
Police are investigating the details of the accident with the driver of the vehicle.
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At about 6 o'clock yesterday evening, a car, driven by a man in his 70s, in a building in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, struck two people in front of him while entering the parking lot.
In this accident, a security guard in his 70s and an air conditioner repairman in his 20s were moved to the hospital, and three cars in the parking lot were damaged.
The police see it as inexperienced driving and are investigating the exact cause of the accident.