SEOUL, South Korea. Hundreds of people were rescued or evacuated after a fire broke out in a large commercial building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, firefighters said.
More than 260 firefighters and 80 vehicles were deployed to the scene of the fire, which was extinguished about an hour and a half after it was first reported around 4:30 p.m., according to the Gyeonggi provincial fire department.
The department said emergency workers have so far rescued 240 people, while another 70 managed to get out of the eight-story building without help.
About 28 people suffered minor injuries, including smoke inhalation, but there were no reports of serious injuries. The department said emergency workers were still searching the site to make sure no one was trapped inside.
The department said the fire started in a restaurant on the first floor. The cause was not immediately known.
