Fire breaks out at underground bus transfer center in Jamsil

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon at the Jamsil Metropolitan Transfer Center, an underground bus transfer hub in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

The fire started at around 7:12 p.m. Sunday, according to Yonhap.

Firefighters who responded to the scene deployed 22 pieces of equipment and 88 personnel, fully extinguishing the blaze at around 7:41 p.m. — about 29 minutes after it broke out.

No casualties have been reported.

Police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of property damage.

The fire at the underground transfer center, which draws heavy foot traffic on weekend evenings, prompted a flurry of posts on SNS, with users writing things like "It looks like there's a fire in the underground plaza at Jamsil Station" and "What's going on?"