A fire broke out on Tuesday in Guryong village, a shantytown <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/zelenskyy-revealed-north-korean-pow-transfer-to-garner-support-seoul-spy-agency-23652645" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">in Seoul&rsquo;s</a> upmarket Gangnam district, affecting 77 households and 107 people, South Korea.&nbsp;
No injuries or casualties had been reported, and people had evacuated to an emergency shelter, a fire official said. The fire agency deployed 232 personnel and 70 vehicles to fight the blaze, which began at about 3.50 pm.&nbsp;
Six helicopters were also sent to stop the fire from spreading to a nearby mountain. Guryong &mdash; often described as Seoul&rsquo;s largest remaining shantytown &mdash; emerged in the 1970s and 1980s when families were displaced by public works projects.
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A fire broke out in Seoul’s Guryong shantytown, affecting 77 households and 107 people. Firefighters and helicopters were deployed, with no casualties reported

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The fire agency deployed 232 personnel and 70 vehicles to fight the blaze, which began at about 3.50 pm

South Korea: Fire breaks out in Seoul’s Guryong shantytown, affecting 77 households

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