Fire at Elementary School Parking Lot in Gangdong-gu... About 500 Students and Staff Evacuated

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] At around 9:26 a.m. on the 30th, a fire broke out in the parking lot of an elementary school in Dunchon-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, causing part of the parking lot ceiling to collapse and prompting the evacuation of about 500 staff and students.

According to the fire authorities, the fire was completely extinguished by 10:27 a.m., about an hour later, with no casualties or damage to other school facilities.

At the time of the fire, about two-thirds of the entire student body were attending classes, and when the fire broke out, the school evacuated all students to the playground.

The school stated that classes resumed normally after the firefighting operations were completed.

A police official said, "It is suspected that the fire started from an electrical wire."

The fire department is investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.

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