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A fire broke out in a building in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, resulting in casualties.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hyeong-seop = President Lee Jae-myung asked on the 20th to "make every effort to save lives, extinguish fires, and ensure the safety of firefighters" regarding a fire incident that occurred in a building in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
President Lee gave this order to Choi Yong-cheol, the head of the National Fire Agency who was attending the meeting via video conference in Sejong, after being briefed on the fire during a Cabinet meeting that day, Blue House Chief Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jeong said in a written briefing.
According to fire authorities, a fire broke out on the third floor of Shinmyeong Building in Yeoksam-dong at around 11:54 a.m. on this day, one person was taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest, and 10 people were injured.
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