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Fires started overnight in cold and dry weather.
In Incheon, a high school student drove an electric kickboard without a license while drinking and crashed into a bus.
This is Reporter Lim Myung-chan.
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Red flames engulfed the entire building.
A fire broke out in a three-story house in Wangsan-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, at around 8 pm yesterday.
The fire spread to nearby hills, and about 20 fire engines and other equipment and about 130 people were put in to contain the fire in 1 hour and 50 minutes.
No one was injured, but around 300 square meters of forest and a three-story house were all burnt.
The fire department is investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.
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Around the same time, a fire broke out in a single-storey commercial building in Jangan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do.
No one was injured in the fire, but six people in the building, including patrons of the restaurant, were evacuated, and the entire 260 square meter commercial building was burnt down.
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At around 10:50 last night, an electric kickboard driven by A, aged 18, hit a bus on a road in Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.
In this accident, one of the two friends riding behind Miss A was injured and taken to hospital.
At the time of the accident, it was confirmed that Miss A was driving under the influence of alcohol without a licence.
Under the current law, electric kickboards cannot carry passengers, and must wear safety helmets, but not all of them were wearing safety helmets.
The police have charged Miss A with drink driving and driving without a license and they are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.
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