World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
Fire in Pyeongtaek apartment forces 43 residents to evacuate
A fire broke out at 5:06 a.m.
on October 13 in a ninth-floor apartment in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
The building has 17 floors and 135 households.
Two people from the apartment where the fire started were among 17 residents who evacuated on their own.
Firefighters rescued 26 residents who were on floors above the 10th, bringing the total number evacuated to 43.
No one was injured, but the fire damaged the apartment and its belongings.
Firefighters put out the flames by 5:41 a.m.
Authorities are investigating the cause and extent of the damage, using a resident’s account that the fire began near curtains in the living room.
A fire in a 17-storey apartment building in Pyeongtaek forced 43 residents to evacuate.
The fire broke out on the ninth floor at about 5:06 a.m. on 13 October.
Seventeen residents evacuated on their own, while firefighters rescued 26 people from upper floors.
No one was injured, and firefighters extinguished the fire about 35 minutes after it started.
Authorities are investigating the cause and the extent of the damage.
- Who
- Forty-three residents evacuated, including two people who lived in the apartment where the fire started.
- What
- A fire broke out in an apartment building. No one was injured.
- When
- About 5:06 a.m. on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- A 17-storey apartment building in Jangdang-dong, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation. A resident said the fire started near the living room curtains.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A fire broke out on the ninth floor of the apartment building.
Firefighters extinguished the fire.
- Evacuated
- 43 residents
- Building
- 17 storeys
- Fire location
- Ninth floor
- Fire response
- About 10 vehicles and 40 firefighters
- Fire contained
- 5:41 a.m., about 35 minutes after it started
What people are saying
The fire started near the living room curtains
Sources
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