'Blazing' Like It's About to Explode... Video of Passenger Car Fire on Seocho-gu Road

Fire Authorities Dispatched, No Casualties Reported

On the evening of the 22nd, around 6:30 PM, a fire broke out in a passenger car driving near the rest area on the Gyeongbu Expressway heading towards Busan, in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

According to the accident footage at the time, the fierce flames covered the entire hood of the passenger car and even threatened the area right in front of the driver's seat.

The driver pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder and evacuated, and no one was injured.

A passenger car is stopped on the shoulder of the Gyeongbu Expressway heading toward Busan in Seocho-gu, Seoul, emitting flames.

Fire authorities who responded to the report completely extinguished the fire within 20 minutes.

Due to this accident, the police and fire authorities controlled 2 out of 4 lanes for 50 minutes, causing traffic congestion during rush hour in the area.

The fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

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