"Fire at Muhak Girls' High School Suspected to Have Started from Heating Wire in Water and Sewage Pipes"

Preliminary investigation results suggest that the fire at Seoul Muhak Girls' High School on the 15th originated from heating wires installed to prevent freezing of water and sewage pipes.

According to the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul on the 17th, the police, fire authorities, and the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation conducted a joint investigation from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., comprehensively examining the ignition point and the cause of the fire.

On the 15th, a fire broke out in the cafeteria of Muhak Girls' High School in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and firefighters are extinguishing the fire. Photo by Yonhap News

A police official stated, "It is preliminarily estimated that the fire was caused by electrical factors in the heating wires installed to prevent freezing of the water and sewage pipes," adding, "No criminal suspicion has been confirmed so far."

The relevant authorities plan to determine the final cause of the fire after thoroughly reviewing the investigation results and conducting interviews with related parties.

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