Apartment Fire in Songpa-gu, Seoul... 17 Residents Evacuated

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seoyoon] At around 4:20 PM on the 20th, a fire broke out on the 7th floor of an apartment in Garak-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul.

No one was injured, but 17 apartment residents were urgently evacuated.

The fire department, which completely extinguished the fire within an hour, is investigating the exact cause of the fire based on reports that it started from an electric heating pad.