Apartment Fire of 'Unknown Cause' in Changwon...1 Dead, 16 Evacuated

On the afternoon of the 26th, a fire broke out and black smoke was rising from a high-rise apartment in Masanhwoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam. Photo by a reader. Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] A fire of unknown cause broke out in an apartment in Changwon, Gyeongnam, resulting in one death and 16 people either evacuating on their own or being rescued by the 119 rescue team.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters and police, the fire occurred on the 16th floor of a 23-story apartment in Yangdeok-dong, Masanhwoin-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, at 12:06 PM on the 26th.

The rescue team, dispatched after a resident's report, found one man collapsed in the living room of an apartment unit and transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sixteen neighboring residents either evacuated by themselves or were rescued by the rescue team, and no injured persons were transported to the hospital.

The fire authorities estimate that the fire started in a small room of the apartment from an unknown cause and spread inside.

The police consider the possibility of arson or other crimes to be low and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

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