Fire at Multi-Unit Housing in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul Leaves Two Elementary Students Dead

A fire broke out at a multi-unit housing complex in Galhyeon-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, around 11:00 p.m. last night (July 8) and was extinguished in about 50 minutes.

Two elementary school students sustained burn injuries and were transported to a hospital, but they did not survive.

Two other residents were also reported to have received treatment after inhaling smoke.

The fire department plans to investigate the cause of the fire based on statements from neighbors who reported hearing an explosion before the fire started.
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