Disasters · Seoul building fireYeoksam-dong building fire: Eight injured at Hanyang, all minorAired October 20, 2026 at 5:56 AM UTCWritten October 20, 2026 at 5:58 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A fourth floor fire injured eight people in Seoul.0:09All eight have minor injuries, and another building nearby caught fire minutes0:13earlier.0:14Investigators are still working to determine what caused the fires and whether0:17they're connected.0:18Gangnam Fire Station has confirmed that all eight people injured at Hanyang Building0:22suffered minor injuries.0:24The fire happened on October 20th.0:26Those eight are the casualties identified specifically at Hanyang.0:29Hanyang and Sinmyeang stand roughly 200 to 300 meters apart, fire officials0:34estimate.0:35Both are in Yokseum Dong in the Gangnam district.0:37Each has a different address, and firefighters identified a separate fire at each0:42building.0:42Xin Myang's third floor caught fire first.0:45Fire officials put that incident at about 11.54 in the morning, and Hanyang's fourth0:50floor fire at about 12.01.0:52Those approximate incident times are seven minutes apart.0:54The injury count at Hanyang remains separate from the casualties and evacuations at0:59Xin Myang.1:00Fire officials' initial assessment found no connection between the fires, despite1:03their proximity and timing.1:05Hanyang has 10 above-ground floors and two basement levels.1:08The reinforced concrete building covers a total floor area of 4,900 square meters.1:13Firefighters located the fire inside the fourth floor.1:16Police will give the final findings on whether the fires were connected.1:19Hanyang's cause is still under investigation.1:22Firefighters haven't confirmed when the Hanyang fire was fully extinguished.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗