SEOUL, South Korea—A fire destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by towering high-rise apartments and lavish shopping districts of South Korea’s ultramodern capital Friday.
Firefighters extinguished the flames in Seoul’s Guryong village within about five hours, and no injuries or deaths were reported.
Shin Yong-ho, an official at the fire department of Seoul’s Gangnam district, said rescue workers have searched areas affected by the fire but all residents were believed to have safely evacuated.
More than 800 firefighters, police officers, and public workers fought the flames and handled evacuations after the fire began around 6:30 a.m….