Fire Breaks Out at Former Jeonnam Provincial Government Building Construction Site in Gwangju... Fully Extinguished in 30 Minutes

by Song Bohyeon

Published 04 Jan.2025 09:28(KST)

Updated 28 Jul.2025 09:13(KST)

At 8:41 a.m. on the 4th, a fire broke out at the restoration construction site of the old Jeonnam Provincial Office at the Asia Culture Center in Dong-gu, Gwangju. Photo provided by a reader

At 8:41 a.m. on the 4th, a fire broke out at the restoration construction site of the old Jeonnam Provincial Office at the Asia Culture Center in Dong-gu, Gwangju. Photo provided by a reader

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At around 8:41 a.m. on the 4th, a fire broke out at the construction site of the old Jeonnam Provincial Government building in Dong-gu, Gwangju.


Upon receiving the report, the fire authorities deployed personnel and equipment and completely extinguished the fire in about 30 minutes.


No casualties have been reported yet.


The authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire as soon as it is fully extinguished.