Guryong, outside South Korean capital, carries high fire risk due to cramped homes built with combustible materials.

No casualties reported as huge fire breaks out in makeshift homes on fringe of Seoul's upmarket Gangnam district.

SEOUL: A fire on Friday in one of Seoul’s last-remaining shanty towns burned makeshift houses and forced dozens of residents to flee, but no casualties were immediately reported.…

Guryong, outside South Korean capital, carries high fire risk due to cramped homes built with combustible materials.

A pre-dawn fire tore through Guryong Village called the city's last shantytown in Seoul's Gangnam district on Friday, forcing residents to flee