A fire broke out at the lawyer's office building near the Daegu District Court in Beomeo-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, killing 7 people and injuring 46 others.
A fire broke out on the second floor of the 7-story building behind the court in Beomeo-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu at around 10:55 am today (the 9th).
The fire left seven unidentified people inside the building dead and 46 injured, including inhaling smoke.
Dozens of people inside were also evacuated.
At the time of the fire, a report was received to 119 saying, "I could see smoke and hear an explosion on the second floor of the building."
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When the fire broke out, 50 fire engines and 160 firefighters were mobilized to put out the fire and rescue the residents.
The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes.
Fire officials are checking to see if there are any more casualties.
The police are investigating whether the arson was caused by the fact that there was a situation in which a client complained at the time of the fire.
(Photo = provided by the reader, provided by the Daegu Fire Department, Yonhap News)