Fire Breaks Out at OB-GYN Building at Midnight; Around 60 Mothers and Babies Evacuated

A fire broke out at a building housing an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Pungsan-dong, Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, at around 12:20 a.m. today (September 26).

The fire started on the 8th floor of the 8-story building, which houses a lounge and a laundry room, and was completely extinguished in about 20 minutes.

No casualties were reported, but about 60 people, including mothers and babies at the OB-GYN clinic on the 5th floor and postpartum care centers on the 6th and 7th floors, were evacuated.

The fire is presumed to have started in a washing machine or a dryer.

Police and fire authorities plan to conduct a joint inspection on September 28 to investigate the exact cause of the fire.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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