<Anchor> Last

night (3rd), a fire broke out in an apartment in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and more than 70 residents evacuated to the roof. The fire that started in the hallway did not spread into the house, but two residents drank smoke and were taken to the hospital.

I am a reporter about the incident / accident.

<Reporter>

Ambulances and fire trucks are lined up in front of the apartment, and residents are out of the house.

About 9:30 last night, a fire broke out on the 13th floor of an apartment in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

Two inhabitants breathed smoke and were taken to the hospital, and about 70 people were evacuated to the roof.

The fire burned part of the apartment hallway and went out in an hour and a half.

The fire was caught in about 20 minutes, but the fire authorities said it took time to get rid of the smoke.

Police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire, seeing that the fire originated from the switchboard in the apartment hallway.

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Red flames soar over the crushed wagon.

At around 1:50 am today, a 25-ton courier car that ran near Uiwang Nadok on the urban highway between Gwacheon and Bongdam in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, crashed down the road after hitting the sound barrier.

The accident resulted in a 36-year-old male driver being injured and taken to the hospital, and the car burned out and turned off in 30 minutes.

The police are investigating the accident based on the driver's statement that he was driving drowsy.