SEOUL, November 27 (AJP) - Hundreds of students were evacuated overnight after a fire broke out at a university in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, in the early hours of Thursday.
The fire occurred at around 1:27 a.m. on the fourth floor of a dormitory at Hallym University. Fire alarms sounded, prompting 346 students to evacuate, and no injuries were reported.
The blaze damaged part of the building including two electrical panels before being extinguished in about 20 minutes.
Police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire.
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