(LEAD) Fire breaks out at COEX exhibition center in southern Seoul
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SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out inside a restaurant at the COEX exhibition center in southern Seoul on Friday, firefighting officials said. No casualties have been reported so far.
Firefighters responded to a fire report shortly after 11 a.m. and are currently putting out the blaze.
People were evacuating the building as black smoke filled the exhibition center and billowed out into the surrounding neighborhood.
Smoke fills the air after a fire broke out at the COEX exhibition center in Seoul on April 25, 2025, in this photo provided by a reader. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Firefighters put out a fire inside a restaurant at the COEX exhibition center in southern Seoul on April 25, 2025. (Yonhap)
hague@yna.co.kr
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