Fire breaks out at Seoul subway station

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A fire broke out inside a subway station in southern Seoul on Saturday, causing trains to pass through without stopping. The blaze started at Daechi Station on Subway Line 3 at 7:53 a.m. and was extinguished 24 minutes later. During the time, trains in both directions bypassed the station until normal operations resumed at 9:07 a.m. "An air purifier on the platform caught fire," a Daechi Station official said. A total of 81 firefighters and 19 pieces of equipment were mobilized to put out the fire. (Yonhap) Daechi Station in southern Seoul, taken on July 15, 2023.

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