At around 9:46 PM on the 9th, a fire broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant located on the 1st basement floor of a building with 4 basement floors and 14 above-ground floors in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
The fire department, which responded to the scene, controlled the large flames by approximately 10:17 PM, about 30 minutes after the fire started, and after conducting a search for people, completely extinguished the fire at around 1:29 AM on the 10th. A total of 141 personnel from the fire department and police, along with 32 pieces of equipment, were deployed for the firefighting operation.
On the night of the 9th, a fire broke out in the basement of a building in Yeouido, Seoul, and smoke was rising to the outside. [Photo by Yeongdeungpo Fire Station]
As a result of the fire, two men in their 30s sustained minor injuries, including first-degree burns on both hands and a head contusion, and were transported to the hospital; their lives are not in danger. Approximately 70 people on the building's upper floors evacuated on their own when smoke began rising from the basement.
The fire authorities are currently investigating the exact cause of the fire through a joint inspection with related agencies.
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