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1st LD: Fire breaks out in high-rise building in S. Korea's capital Seoul

1st LD: Fire breaks out in high-rise building in S. Korea's capital Seoul

Xinhua
21 Oct 2025, 08:15 GMT+

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out in a high-rise building in South Korea's capital Seoul on Tuesday, with no casualties reported yet, Yonhap news agency reported.

The fire occurred in the 16-storey building near Seoul Plaza in central Seoul at around 9:46 a.m. local time (0046 GMT).

No casualties were found yet from the building, which had been undergoing renovations. The fire authorities were working to extinguish the fire.

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