Fire breaks out again at shantytown in southern Seoul; no injuries reported

A fire broke out early Wednesday at a shantytown in Seoul’s southern ward of Gangnam, but firefighters fully extinguished the blaze, officials said, with no injuries reported.

The fire began at a home in Guryong Village at 4:28 a.m. before fire authorities put it out at 6:27 a.m. after mobilizing 105 personnel and 32 vehicles.

Authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire.

The latest fire at the village came about two weeks following the Oct. 27 fire that forced 39 people to flee and left one person with a minor injury.

Many of the makeshift homes illegally built in the town are prone to fires as they are built with highly flammable materials.