Fire at Office-tel in Songpa, Seoul... 4 Rescued

A fire broke out in an officetel in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul.

On the 6th, the Songpa Fire Station in Seoul responded to a fire of unknown cause that broke out at an officetel in Bangi-dong at around 9:38 a.m. / Photo by Songpa Fire Station

According to the fire department on the 6th, the Seoul Songpa Fire Station reported that they responded to a fire of unknown cause at an officetel in Bangi-dong at around 9:38 a.m. that day.

The fire department issued a Level 1 response at around 9:49 a.m. and began firefighting efforts. When a Level 1 response is issued, all personnel from the jurisdictional fire station are mobilized to the scene. A total of 53 firefighters and 18 police officers were deployed to the fire site.

So far, the fire department has rescued four people. Among them, one person was transported to a hospital.