Fires broke out in two buildings in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District, on October 20.
According to Yonhap News and fire authorities, a fire started on the third floor of the Sinmyeong Building at 11:54 a.m., resulting in one person being transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest and ten others injured. About 60 people in the building evacuated on their own.
Another fire occurred on the fourth floor of the nearby Hanyang Building at 12:01 p.m., injuring eight people.
The fire department has issued a Level 1 response, deploying 115 personnel and 56 pieces of equipment to combat the blazes.
A fire department official stated, "As of now, the two fires appear to be unrelated. We will investigate the exact causes once the fires are fully extinguished."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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