Fire breaks out at Korea University

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Fire breaks out at Korea University

Published: 18 Sep. 2023, 14:54

LEE TAE-HEE
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Students enter Korea University's Anam campus in Seongbuk District, northern Seoul. [YONHAP]

A fire broke out at the Korea University campus's Woodang Hall in Seongbuk District, northern Seoul, on Monday.

The fire started at a machine room on the basement floor of the building at around 10:48 a.m., according to fire authorities.

No casualties were reported, and professors and students have been evacuated.

The police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

A total of 28 fire trucks and 110 firefighters were dispatched to campus, successfully extinguishing the fire as of 11:32 a.m.

Korea University closed Woodang Hall and canceled classes scheduled in the building for the day.

BY LEE TAE-HEE [[email protected]]