Fire damages shipping container office

Firefighters battle the blaze at the two-story shipping container office in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, on Tuesday. / Yonhap

By Kang Aa-young, Park Si-soo

A fire damaged a shipping container office in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, on Tuesday.

The fire was reported at 12:12 p.m. and was extinguished in about 30 minutes, damaging part of the facility. No one was injured, according to Jinhae fire service.

“I saw smoke from the lounge on the first floor” a witness told police. Officials are investigating what caused the blaze.