Fire at a restaurant in Yangsan Bukbu-dong... 3 people with minor and moderate injuries

Firefighters are extinguishing a fire at a restaurant in Bukbu-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

At around 6:44 PM on the 18th, a fire broke out at a restaurant in Bukbu-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, injuring three people.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters on the 19th, the fire burned the restaurant as well as adjacent buildings and was extinguished by firefighters at around 7:11 PM.

The fire caused property damage estimated by the fire station at about 80 million KRW. A woman in her 60s sustained serious injuries, while a man in his 70s and a foreign man in his 40s suffered minor injuries and were transported to the hospital.

At the scene, 48 personnel including firefighters and police officers responded following reports from nearby residents, deploying 17 pieces of equipment such as pump trucks, aerial ladder trucks, and ambulances.

The fire and police authorities plan to determine the exact cause of the fire through a joint on-site investigation scheduled for 10 AM on the 20th.

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