Fire at Apartment in Gimhae Jinyeong... Woman in Her 50s Dies

A fire broke out in an apartment in Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.
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A fire broke out in an apartment in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, resulting in the death of one resident.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, a report of a fire on the 6th floor of an apartment in Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae-si, was received at 12:48 PM on the 7th.

The fire was extinguished by responding firefighters around 1:30 PM, but a woman in her 50s living in the unit died.

The woman was found in the living room at approximately 1:08 PM and was transported to the hospital but did not survive.

The police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.