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Guryong Village Fire in Gangnam Draws Emergency Response

A fire broke out at Guryong Village, a shanty town in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Tuesday afternoon at about 3:50 p.m., according to Yonhap and the Korea Times. Fire authorities issued a first-stage response about 10 minutes later, deploying 168 personnel and 51 pieces of equipment, with no injuries reported so far, Yonhap and Dong-A Ilbo report. The blaze produced heavy smoke and led to the full closure of a road near Daemo underpass, Dong-A Ilbo adds. Korean news outlets are focusing on the emergency response and road controls, while the Korea Times and Yonhap both emphasize that no injuries have been reported.

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