Fire in Dangjin Suspected to Be Caused by Overheated Electric Blanket... Property Damage Worth 9 Million Won

At 12:21 PM on the 25th, a fire broke out in a detached house in Jeongmi-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungnam Province, and was extinguished within about 20 minutes. The photo shows the scene of the fire. Photo by Dangjin Fire Station

At 12:21 p.m. on the 25th, a fire broke out at a single-family house in Jeongmi-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungnam, and was extinguished in about 20 minutes.

No one was injured in the fire, but the blaze burned a 75-square-meter house and household items, resulting in an estimated property damage of about 9 million won, according to the fire department.

The police and fire authorities believe the fire was caused by an overheated electric blanket and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.