Fire Breaks Out in Vehicle on Olympic-daero in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Causing Traffic Congestion

At around 6:50 PM today (August 8), an unexplained fire broke out in an SUV traveling toward Gimpo on Olympic-daero near the southern end of the Godeok-Topyeong Bridge in Gangdong-gu, Seoul.

The Gangdong Fire Station in Seoul deployed 51 firefighters and 11 vehicles, completely extinguishing the fire in 25 minutes at 7:17 PM.

While there were no casualties, lanes 1 through 3 were controlled during the accident cleanup process, causing traffic congestion in the surrounding area.

Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the fire.

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