Fire officials received reports of the fire around 4:40 p.m. in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, and were at the scene within an hour, fire officials said. About 300 people were said to be in the building at the time of the blaze.

Over 200 people were rescued by emergency services after a fire broke out in a commercial building in Seongnam, South Korea, on Friday, January 3, according to reports citing the local fire department.