Fire Alarm Triggers Evacuation of 200 Students at Dormitory

At 4:52 a.m. today (Sept. 10), a report was received by fire authorities that a fire broke out in a mobile phone being charged on the sixth floor of a nine-story dormitory building at Kyungpook National University in Sangye-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu.

The fire burned the mobile phone and part of the mattress, and extinguished itself naturally within minutes.

Although there were no casualties, the fire alarm went off, causing around 200 students and others inside the dormitory to evacuate in the early hours of the morning.

A fire official said, "We plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire, such as overcharging."

(Photo provided by Daegu Metropolitan Fire & Safety Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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