What the records say
- When
- 20 Jan 2009
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 37.53° N, 126.97° E
- Description
- fire in Seoul, Korea
- Deaths
- 6
- Injured
- 23
Placed at the town its title names, Yongsan.
Yongsan District 4 Demolition Site fire
Fire in Seoul, Korea
On January 20, 2009, a fire started on the rooftop of a tower in Seoul's Yongsan District. At the time, the rooftop was occupied by around 30 tenants, who were protesting their evictions. The fire, which was subsequently called the Yongsan Disaster or Yongsan Tragedy, caused six deaths and injured 23 people.
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