A fire broke out in the basement of a mall in the South Korean city of Daejeon on Monday, killing at least seven people, officials said.
Cho Seung-chul, a Daejeon fire department official, said firefighters continue to search for survivors after the fire was put out, noting that it was not immediately clear if people were missing and that smoke was still in parts of the building. construction.
The fire broke out around 7:45 a.m. and quickly spread to the basement, resulting in the evacuation of more than 110 people, including mall staff and customers of a nearby hotel. Officials said the damage would have been greater if the fire had broken out during mall business hours.
In the same context, Joe said that more than 500 firefighters and 90 fire trucks were deployed to put out the fire, which was extinguished around 3:00 pm. Footage from the scene shows a cloud of dark gray smoke billowing from the bottom of the building as firefighters used water cannons and other equipment to put out the flames.
