500 residents evacuated from Guryong Village after fire breaks out
![Firefighters battle a fire that broke out in Guryong village in southern Seoul, on Friday morning. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/01/20/1191a2ac-ada1-42d5-96a6-f7065b9fff08.jpg)
Firefighters battle a fire that broke out in Guryong village in southern Seoul, on Friday morning. [YONHAP]
Five-hundred residents have been evacuated from Guryong Village in Gaepo-dong, southern Seoul after a fire broke out.
The fire was first reported at 6:28 a.m. Friday and 145 firefighters, 45 vehicles and four fire helicopters were mobilized to fight it.
The city government has sent text alerts to residents of the area to inform them of the fire.
![Fire breaks out in the fourth district of Guryong village, Gangnam in southern Seoul, on Friday morning. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/01/20/1322d3bc-4fbb-4ab5-8b08-020d34e37e42.jpg)
Fire breaks out in the fourth district of Guryong village, Gangnam in southern Seoul, on Friday morning. [YONHAP]
BY SOHN DONG-JOO
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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