Major Fire Breaks out in Slum Area of South Koreas Gangnam District

Asia & PacificFirefighters work at the scene of a fire at Guryong village, the last shantytown in the Gangnam district, in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 16, 2026. Kim Hong-ji/ReutersReuters1/15/2026|Updated: 1/15/2026SEOUL—Nearly 300 South Korean firefighters were deployed on Friday to fight a ‍major fire in a deprived ‍area of the upmarket Gangnam district of southern Seoul, a fire official said.No ‌casualties had been reported so far, but ⁠47 residents were evacuated, an official at the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters said by telephone.ReutersAuthorAuthor’s Selected Articles2 Dead in Thailand After Another Crane Collapses, Crushing CarsJan 15, 2026Verizon Resolves Network Outage Issue That Affected Hundreds of ThousandsJan 14, 2026Japan Sets Sail on Rare Earth Hunt as China Tightens SuppliesJan 14, 2026Dar Global and Trump Organization Launch $10 Billion Saudi DevelopmentsJan 12, 2026