South Korea evacuates 500 people over Gangnam slum fire | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⚠️
A massive fire broke out inside one of the last remaining slums in South Korea's capital on Friday, forcing 500 people to flee their homes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, authorities said. Video posted online showed flames tearing through Guryong village, a shantytown in the shadows of high-rise luxury towers in Seoul's Gangnam…
The blaze, which began at around 6:30 am, is believed to have burned down around 60 homes, but was extinguished by around noon, according to authorities.“We are thinking of carrying out an additional investigation into the case,” Choi Jae-young, an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters, told AFP.
The settlement was formed around 1988 by squatters evicted from other areas of Seoul in the nation’s push to develop its capital prior to hosting the Olympics.
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