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Fire breaks out at Namdaemun market

By Lim Jae-seong

Published : Dec. 14, 2022 - 22:16

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Firefighters work to contain a fire at a building in Namdaemun market, central Seoul, on Wednesday evening. (Yonhap) Firefighters work to contain a fire at a building in Namdaemun market, central Seoul, on Wednesday evening. (Yonhap)

A building in Namdaemun market in central Seoul caught fire on Wednesday evening.

The fire authority estimates that a temporary building near exit three of the large market caught fire at around 7:52 p.m.

Emergency responders are working to contain the blaze, and a total of 77 firefighters arrived on the scene in 21 fire engines.

There are no reports of injury or deaths as of 10 p.m.