"Barely Enough Room for a Foot"… The Urgent Moments of Clinging to a Building's Exterior Ledge

Fires broke out in succession at two buildings in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the morning of October 20.

Nineteen people were injured in the fires, which are suspected to have been acts of arson.

Among them, five are reportedly in serious condition.

At the time of the fires, people inside the buildings were captured coming out through windows, standing on narrow exterior ledges, and waiting to be rescued.

We bring you the footage.

(Produced by Lee Hyeon-yeong | Video edited by Lee Eui-seon | Design by Yook Do-hyun | Production: SBS Digital News)
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