Fire at Gwangju Downtown Daycare Center... 7 Suffer Smoke Inhalation (Comprehensive)

About 50 Children and Teachers Evacuate
Fire Fully Contained in 40 Minutes... Property Damage Including Vehicles

On the afternoon of the 31st, a fire broke out at a daycare center near Central Hospital in Singa-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Song Bohyun

A fire broke out at a workplace daycare center in a general hospital in Gwangju, causing dozens of children and teachers to evacuate.

According to the Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station on the 31st, a report was received by the fire authorities at around 1:45 p.m. stating that "flames are rising from a daycare center building in Singa-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju."

Before the fire spread, 50 people, including 39 children and 11 teachers who were inside the building, evacuated on their own. The fire authorities deployed 24 pieces of equipment and about 70 personnel, and fully extinguished the fire in 40 minutes, by 2:25 p.m. Due to the fire, seven people related to the daycare center, including nurses and hospital staff, suffered smoke inhalation and were transported to the hospital.

The fire, which is presumed to have started on the first basement floor, caused significant property damage, including to parked vehicles. Authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire.

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