Mother and Son Presumed Residents Found in Cardiac Arrest After Gayang-dong Apartment Fire in Seoul

Man in His 30s and Woman in Her 60s, Mother and Son

A fire broke out at an apartment in Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and two people, a mother and son, were found in cardiac arrest.

According to the fire authorities, at around 4:55 PM on the 11th, a fire occurred in a unit on the 15th floor of an apartment in Gayang-dong.

At around 4:55 PM on the 11th, a fire broke out in a unit on the 15th floor of an apartment building in Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, with flames and smoke rising. Yonhap News Agency

In the flower bed of the apartment, two people—a man in his 30s and a woman in her 60s, who were mother and son—were found in cardiac arrest. They are presumed to have been residents of the unit where the fire broke out.

The fire authorities deployed 25 pieces of equipment and 87 personnel, and managed to bring the main fire under control at around 5:19 PM, about 20 minutes after the initial report. Forty residents, including apartment occupants, evacuated the building on their own.

The fire authorities plan to investigate the cause of ignition and assess the exact extent of the damage.

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