A fire occurs on a yacht floating near the Banpo Bridge in Seoul in the afternoon of the 8th, prompting the fire department to engage in extinguishing efforts. /Courtesy of reader

At 8:45 p.m. on the 8th, a fire broke out on a yacht floating in the Han River near the Banpo Bridge in Seoul, prompting passengers to evacuate.

According to the fire authorities, six people aboard the yacht evacuated when the fire broke out and received emergency treatment from firefighters.

There were no casualties from the fire, and it was reported that they sustained minor injuries.

Authorities who responded to reports of "a fire on the yacht" mobilized 19 vehicles and 61 personnel, completely extinguishing the fire by 9:16 p.m., about 30 minutes after it had started.

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