Fire Breaks Out in Empty 5th-Floor Apartment in Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province; No Casualties

A fire broke out at a residential apartment on the 5th floor in Hongbuk-eup, Hongseong-gun, South Chungcheong Province, at approximately 4:20 p.m. today (June 20).

Fire authorities, dispatched after receiving the report, forcibly opened the locked front door to extinguish the blaze, fully putting it out at 4:43 p.m., 23 minutes after the report was made.

It was confirmed that there were no casualties, as the home was empty at the time of the fire and many apartment residents evacuated on their own.

The police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause and the scale of the damage through an inspection of the scene.

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