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300 Firefighters Tackle Major Blaze in Seoul's Guryong Village
1/16/2026
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Story summary
- On January 16, 2026, nearly 300 South Korean firefighters battled a major fire in Guryong Village, Seoul's Gangnam district.
- The blaze forced the evacuation of 47 residents and prompted a second-highest fire alert due to risk of spread to a nearby mountain.
- Eighty-five fire trucks responded, but a helicopter could not assist because of haze.
- South Korean Safety Minister Yun Ho-jung ordered full mobilization of resources for rescue and firefighting.
