A fire broke out at Gyeonggi High School in Seoul, prompting students and staff to evacuate.
The Seoul Gangnam Fire Station said that at 2:11 p.m. on the 19th, a fire started in a club room on the third floor of Gyeonggi High School in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and 1,126 students and staff evacuated. The fire authorities, dispatched after a report, completely extinguished the fire at 2:43 p.m., about 30 minutes later.
Students say an alarm sounded right after the fire, but the school announced it was a malfunction, causing confusion. The school said, "We sent all students home."
Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the blaze.
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