A huge blaze has engulfed the entirety of a 33-storey apartment block in South Korea. When the fire broke out firefighters rushed to clear the 136-household block of all residents. Footage from the scene shows flames reaching high up to the top of the building as large slabs of concrete tumble down to the street below and smoke billows out into the night air. According to the local news site, the fire spread through the building spurred on by the strong winds currently in force in the area. The winds spread the fire to a shopping centre next door but those flames have now been extinguished, Chosun.com reported.

Source: Daily Mail October 08, 2020 15:30 UTC