Fire ravages Seoul's Guryong Village

A blaze in one of Seoul's last shantytowns took nearly 13 hours to fully extinguish.

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A firefighter inspects the site of a fire at Guryong Village in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Oct. 28 in this photo provided by the Gangnam Fire Station.

A firefighter inspects the site of a fire at Guryong Village in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Oct. 28 in this photo provided by the Gangnam Fire Station. The blaze, which broke out at around 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 27, was fully extinguished at 4:39 a.m. on Oct. 28, nearly 13 hours later. Guryong Village is one of the last remaining shantytowns in the capital.

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