10 injured as fire breaks out in 7-story building in Seoul

SEOUL, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at a seven-story building in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, in South Korea on Saturday evening, leaving 10 people injured, YTN reported.

The fire is believed to have started at a guesthouse on the third floor of the building at around 6:10 p.m. local time. So far, two people were seriously injured, and eight others sustained minor injuries, with some of the injured reported to be foreign nationals.

Fire authorities issued a Level 1 emergency response and were conducting firefighting operations. ■