Fire at Severance Hospital in Seoul; no casualties
A minor fire occurred at Severance Hospital in Shinchon, northwestern Seoul, Saturday morning. It was extinguished with no casualties. / Yonhap
By Park Si-soo
A minor fire occurred at Severance Hospital in Shinchon, northwestern Seoul, Saturday morning. It was extinguished with no casualties.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
The fire reportedly started at 7:56 a.m. near gate No.5 on the third floor of the hospital’s main building. It was completely extinguished at 9:59 a.m. Police and firefighters confirmed no one was injured by the fire.
Nearly 400 patients and caregivers were evacuated after fire alarms went off but returned to their rooms later.