Around 12:20 AM today (October 13), a fire broke out at a jaesil (ancestral ritual hall) of the Eunjin Song clan in Panam-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon.

, About 15 minutes after receiving the report, fire authorities issued a Level 1 response, mobilizing all personnel and equipment from the jurisdiction's fire station, and began containment operations.

Having brought the main fire under control at around 12:55 AM, firefighters are currently working on extinguishing remaining embers.

No casualties have been reported so far.

Fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire as soon as firefighting operations are completed.

(Photo: Yonhap News)