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Hundreds evacuated as blaze erupts in slum next to Seoul’s posh Gangnam district

Hundreds evacuated as blaze erupts in slum next to Seoul’s posh Gangnam district

HYONHEE SHIN and DAEWOUNG KIM FIRE swept through part of a shanty town in the South Korean capital, Seoul, destroying 60 homes, many constructed from cardboard and wood, and forcing the evacuation of around 500 people. Emergency services took five hours to put out the blaze, which erupted before daybreak in Guryong Village, a slum that lies just across a highway from Seoul's affluent Gangnam district. Officials said no casualties were reported so far. Home to around 1,000 people, Guryong is one of the last remaining shanty towns in the capital and has become a symbol of inequality in Asia's…
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