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days got colder and dry, fires broke out in Seoul, Daegu, and Jeonbuk at night.
A man in his 70s died, and there was a great deal of casualty.
This is Jeon Yeon-nam reporter.
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Smoke pours out with bright red flames from the windows of the apartment.
Yesterday (9th) around 4pm, a fire broke out on the 4th floor of a 5-story apartment in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
The fire was extinguished in an hour and a half by a firefighter who was dispatched after receiving a report from the residents saying “a fire broke out with a loud explosion,” but a man in his 70s who lived in the house where the fire started was killed.
Fire officials are investigating the exact cause of the fire, seeing it as a fire in the home.
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Red flames are rising.
At around 10:50 last night, a fire broke out in a single-family house in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do.
The fire went out in two hours, and three members of the family were evacuated, but no one was injured.
Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire based on statements that flames and smoke have started on the kitchen side.
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Earlier, at 8:45 last night, a fire broke out in a separate collection area in an apartment in Buk-gu, Daegu.
The fire extinguished in about 10 minutes by the firefighters who had been reported and dispatched, and no one was injured.
Fire departments are investigating the exact cause of the fire, seeing it as a cigarette fire.
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Around 0:20 am today, a fire broke out on the roof of a five-story villa building in Cheonghak-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.
The fire went out in about 10 minutes and there was no human injury.