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Last night (30th) night, an entertainment bar in Gangnam, Seoul, was caught secretly operating after violating quarantine regulations.
There were close to 100 customers and employees inside, and it was confirmed that the business had already been closed for the same incident.
Reporter Yoo Su-hwan reports.
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middle of the night, a fire engine and an 119 ambulance enter the alley.
Last night, around 11:50 am, a night entertainment bar was caught in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, breaking the 10 p.m. business limit and doing late-night business.
Earlier, there were two reports of a fight between a customer and an employee, or illegal business, but the police who were dispatched did not find anything strange in the store.
Then, after the third report came near midnight, the entire building was searched, and 98 people were found in the dance practice room of the entertainment agency on the 5th floor.
They were guests and employees of the entertainment business.
[Investigation manager at Gangnam Police Station: The door was opened through a firefighter because the door was not opened...
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It doesn't seem to be open there (entertainment agency), but I'm looking at it as a whole.] An
official at the entertainment bar denied the connection with the entertainment agency, saying, "It seems that the surprised customers ran up the stairs when the police came."
This is not the first time the business has been doing illegal business.
Last week, 135 people, including employees and customers, were detected after exceeding the operating time limit, but it was confirmed that it opened again secretly after a day of business suspension.
[Gangnam-gu Office official: It was a ten-day business suspension period, but if it takes one more time, it takes 20 days, and users have to pay a 100,000 won fine...
.] The
ward office decided to add ten days to the business suspension period and to impose penalties on all 98 people found, as well as the business.
(Video coverage: Ha Ryung, video editing: Kim Jong-tae)