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  "id": 5918530,
  "title": "Seoul fireworks show attracts 1 million spectators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/seoul-fireworks-show-attracts-1-million-spectators-5918530",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T05:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/trends/20260906/seoul-fireworks-show-attracts-1-million-spectators"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly one million spectators attended the Seoul International Fireworks Festival, the country's largest annual celebration of pyrotechnics, organizers announced on Sunday. However, it is estimated that many more individuals enjoyed the dazzling display from afar. The festival, held in the city's Yeouido district, concluded successfully on Saturday, according to the Hanwha Group, which organized the event.\n\nAmong the invited attendees were 300 families of national heroes and war veterans, who were honored as part of the festivities. The event was broadcast live on Hanwha Group's official YouTube channel, which attracted a staggering 2.68 million views, with peak concurrent users peaking at 260,000.\n\nThe company, which bore the entire cost of the show amounting to approximately 13 billion won (around $9.66 million), made significant efforts to ensure the safety of the crowds. A total of 5,000 safety personnel, including about 1,200 volunteers from Hanwha affiliates, were stationed at the venue to manage the crowd, marking the largest number of safety personnel ever deployed at the festival's history spanning over two decades.\n\nThe defense-to-ship building conglomerate also collaborated with local telecommunication operators to monitor real-time crowd density and utilize CCTV surveillance systems for crowd management.",
  "summary": "Some 1 million spectators visited the country's largest annual fireworks show in Seoul, its organizers said Sunday, with many more believed to have enjoyed the annual event from a distance. The Seoul International Fireworks Festival in Seoul's Yeouido wrapped up successfully Saturday, according to Hanwha Group. Some 300 families of national heroes and war veterans were invited to the event also…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[PHOTOS] Fireworks illuminate Seoul's night sky",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/photos-fireworks-illuminate-seouls-night-sky",
        "published": "2026-09-06T04:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Seoul fireworks show attracts 1 million spectators",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/seoul-fireworks-show-attracts-1-million-spectators",
        "published": "2026-09-06T04:50:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}