Fire Breaks Out at Pangyo Shopping Center Restaurant; 1 Injured, 140 Evacuated

A fire broke out at a restaurant on the second floor of a shopping center in Pangyo, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, and was extinguished in about an hour.

The fire left a restaurant employee with minor burns to the face and other areas, prompting a hospital transfer, while 14 others received treatment for smoke inhalation during the evacuation process.

Additionally, around 140 people inside the building, including seven restaurant staff members, were forced to evacuate.

Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire and the scale of the damage through a site inspection.
 
(Photo: Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Disaster and Safety Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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