North Korea trash balloon causes fire on Seoul building rooftop
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Seoul: A trash balloon from North Korea landed on a Seoul building rooftop and caused a fire, a local fire department said Monday, among thousands of...
Seoul: A trash balloon from North Korea landed on a Seoul building rooftop and caused a fire, a local fire department said Monday, among thousands of balloons Pyongyang has sent southward this year, sparking a tit-for-tat propaganda campaign.
"At around 9:04 pm (1204 GMT) on Sunday, a fire broke out on the rooftop of a four-story commercial building in the Western district of Seoul," Seoul's Gangseo Fire Station said in a statement.
The fire was extinguished in 18 minutes and 15 fire trucks and 56 personnel were deployed, said the fire department, adding there were no casualties.
Military and police authorities collected the balloon, which was being investigated.
Pyongyang launched about 120 trash-filled balloons towards the border late Sunday, following 50 balloons that were sent on Saturday, South Korea's military said Monday.