Overview
- Fire broke out around 6:10 p.m. on March 14 on the third floor of a seven‑story lodging building in Jung‑gu, central Seoul.
- The Interior and Safety Ministry said 10 people were injured, with three foreigners seriously hurt and seven suffering minor injuries.
- Jung‑gu reported a Japanese woman in her 50s was hospitalized and breathing on her own after being found unconscious, and a Japanese person in their 20s had minor injuries.
- Officials said the injured included visitors from countries such as China, Germany and the United States.
- The facility near the popular Myeongdong district was described by local media as a capsule hotel with narrow corridors, and authorities have not announced a cause.