Suwon Apartment Fire: What Caused the Blaze and How Residents Escaped?

Daniel Kim | 2026.04.04

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  Fire scene. Provided by the Gyeonggi Provincial Fire & Disaster Headquarters
  Fire scene. Provided by the Gyeonggi Provincial Fire & Disaster Headquarters

At approximately 8:44 p.m. on April 4, a fire broke out at an apartment building in Jeongja-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Firefighters dispatched 73 personnel and 27 pieces of equipment to battle the blaze; it was fully extinguished by about 9 p.m.


The fire started on the ninth floor of the 22-story building. Roughly 100 residents evacuated, and one woman in her 50s inhaled smoke and sustained minor injuries.


Local police are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

Daniel Kim

Daniel Kim

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