Today (24th), at about 4 pm, a fire broke out in about 1 hour and a half during construction work at Yeouido Department Store in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
The fire started when the fire fell to the 12th floor through a pit room with wire cables, etc., while welding near a roof vent on a 14-story building.
The fire department has issued a first-level response to all fire department personnel in the jurisdiction, fearing that the fire will spread due to delays in firefighting.
Fire authorities are investigating the exact scale of the damage and the cause of the fire.
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Yeouido Department Store evacuated 110 people… Evolved in an hour and a half
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At about 4 pm, a fire broke out in about 1 hour and a half during construction work at Yeouido Department Store in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The fire started when the fire fell to the 12th floor through a pit room with wire cables, etc., while welding near a roof vent on a 14-story building.
Source: sbskr