{
  "id": 16810115,
  "title": "Fire at shantytown in southern Seoul extinguished after nearly 13 hours; 1 injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/fire-at-shantytown-in-southern-seoul-extinguished-after-nearly-13-16810115",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T22:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261028/fire-at-shantytown-in-southern-seoul-extinguished-after-nearly-13-hours-1-injured"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A fire broke out in a shantytown in Seoul's southern Gangnam district on Tuesday, spreading rapidly through densely packed makeshift homes. The blaze started around 3:50 p.m. and was fully extinguished early Wednesday, nearly 13 hours later. Firefighters managed to contain the main fire late Tuesday and completely put out the blaze at Guryong Village by 4:39 a.m. on Wednesday. The incident resulted in one woman sustaining a minor leg injury, with no other casualties reported. Authorities mobilized 232 personnel and 110 pieces of equipment to combat the fire, which prompted 39 residents to evacuate to safety. The fire affected 107 people from 77 households in the area, with temporary shelters arranged at a nearby school and gymnasium.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fire breaks out in deprived area of Seoul’s Gangnam district",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/fire-breaks-out-in-deprived-area-of-seouls-gangnam-district",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:54:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) No casualties reported in shanty town fire in southern Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/lead-no-casualties-reported-in-shanty-town-fire-in-southern-seoul",
        "published": "2026-10-27T09:32:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Fire engulfs Seoul’s last shanty-town, forcing hundreds to evacuate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/fire-engulfs-seouls-last-shanty-town-forcing-hundreds-to-evacuate",
        "published": "2026-10-27T17:10:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}