A fire broke out at the parking lot of a multi-family housing building in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, at around 12:40 a.m. today (October 18), and was extinguished after about an hour and a half.

Due to the fire, eight residents were taken to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, and five vehicles were burned.

Fire authorities believe the fire started from a passenger car parked in the pilotis-style parking lot of the multi-family building and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.