A fire that ripped through a 33-storey tower block in the southern South Korean city of Ulsan has been brought under control, local media said. A 33-storey tower block has been engulfed in flames in the South Korean city of Ulsan. Hundreds of residents were evacuated. 93 people were injured. Ulsan Horang-i of South Korea defeated Iran’s Persepolis 2-1 on Saturday in Qatar to become champion of Asia for the second time. the fire spread quickly throughout the entire building as strong winds blew in Ulsan. The initial report that the 33-floor apartment building in Nam District, Ulsan, was on fire came from a resident on the 12th floor, on Thursday at 11:14 p.m., according to the Ulsan Fire Department. A huge fire engulfed a 33-storey commercial and residential building in the South Korean city of Ulsan on Thursday night, according to the Yonhap News Agency. Home; Operations & Training; Video: Massive Fire Engulfs South Korea High-Rise. Hundreds were earlier evacuated from the building … A fire that ripped through a 33-storey tower block in the southern South Korean city of Ulsan has been brought under control, local media said. A huge fire engulfed a 33-storey commercial and residential building in the South Korean city of Ulsan on Thursday night, according to the Yonhap News Agency. Firefighters from nine communities responded to the alarm. This list of tallest buildings in Ulsan ranks skyscrapers in the South Korean city of Ulsan by height.. Tallest buildings. Firefighters put out a fire at a high-rise apartment building in Ulsan, after a 13-hour struggle that started late Thursday night. Firefighters managed to clear residents before the huge fire took hold. An apartment tower in Ulsan, an industrial city northwest of Busan and nearby capitol Seoul, saw a massive fire spread throughout the building. [NEWS1], Local governments join efforts to go carbon neutral by 2050, Gatherings capped at four people through Jan. 3, Vice minister in hot seat over altercation with taxi driver. A 33-story apartment building in the South Korean city of Ulsan went up in flames early Friday after strong winds caused a fire to rise through multiple floors. A 33-storey apartment building in the South Korean city of Ulsan went up in flames early Friday after strong winds caused a fire to rise up through multiple floors. The second stage of the response is to mobilize all of Ulsan’s fire fighting equipment and manpower. Suite # 5-412, 15 Trieble Avenue, Ballston Spa, New York 12020. A 33-storey tower block has been engulfed in flames in the South Korean city of Ulsan. SEOUL/ULSAN, South Korea, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Firefighters struggled to completely put out a fire at a high-rise apartment building in the southeastern city of Ulsan for more than nine hours Friday after at least 88 people were sent to hospitals for smoke inhalation. A massive fire engulfed a 33-floor residential building forcing hundreds of evacuations in Ulsan, South Korea. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. Roiled by election, Facebook struggles to balance civility and growth (CNN) — Dozens were hospitalized in the South Korean city of Ulsan, after a fire engulfed multiple floors of an apartment building late Thursday night. #mc-embedded-subscribe:hover { background-color: #90EE90 !important; } Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The Ulsan Fire Department is still working to get the shocking blaze under control, reports busan.com. 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