Fire at Gangnam's Guryong Village forces 39 to evacuate

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Fire at Gangnam's Guryong Village forces 39 to evacuate

A large fire broke out at Guryong Village, a shantytown in Seoul's Gangnam District, on Tuesday afternoon, with no injuries reported so far. Yonhap reports that 39 residents evacuated, and fire authorities deployed helicopters and other resources for a full response. The Korea Times and Yonhap both confirm the fire started around 3:50 p.m. and that no casualties have been reported. Korean media describe the area as the 'last shantytown' in Gangnam, with black smoke covering the southern Seoul sky, according to Hankyung.

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