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fire broke out on the first floor of an apartment in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul last night (28th).

The fire burned a man in his 80s, and more than 130 residents were evacuated.



Reporter Hong Young-jae, news of incidents and accidents.



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Firefighters sprinkle water through the windows of an apartment covered in red flames.



Last night, around 9 o'clock, a fire broke out in an apartment in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.



The fire started in the house on the first floor of the apartment, and the flames and smoke spread to the stores next to the house.



With this fire, A, a man in his 80s who lived in this house, suffered a burn and is undergoing treatment.



Over 130 residents were evacuated due to a sudden fire, and nine of them inhaled smoke and were taken to hospitals.



[Neighboring residents: It was said that there was a'pop' sound once more, and the wife's words smelled of burning.

Looking outside, the fire has been burning since then.] The



fire department is investigating the exact cause of the fire based on Mr. A's statement, "I put a blanket on the electric pad and it caught fire."



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White smoke constantly spews out through the cracks of the window.



A fire broke out on the second floor of a villa in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, around 4:20 pm yesterday.



The fire burned a woman in her 90s to the head, and her son, a man in her 60s, was found unconscious in a room and taken to a hospital, but died.



The fire department is scheduled to investigate the exact cause of the fire through a joint inspection this morning.



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9:20 last night, a gas leak in a family home in Ido-dong, Jeju Island, caused an explosion and a man in his 50s suffered a second degree burn.



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4pm yesterday, in Suji-gu, Yongin-si, a car driven by a man in his 70s struck a pedestrian and fell into a river next to a road.



It is said that the victim is not finding consciousness.