A fire believed to have been sparked by a robot vacuum broke out at a Hanyang Apartments unit in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, forcing more than 20 residents to evacuate and requiring 133 firefighting personnel to extinguish; one resident suffered dizziness from smoke inhalation.
- Date of incident
- 2026-07-21
- Location
- Seoul, South Korea
- Sources
- 3
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- 2026-07-21Report
A fire believed to have been sparked by a robot vacuum broke out at a Hanyang Apartments unit in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, forcing more than 20 residents to evacuate and requiring 133 firefighting personnel to extinguish; one resident suffered dizziness from smoke inhalation.
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- koreajoongangdaily.comA fire believed to have been sparked by a robot vacuum broke out at a Hanyang Apartments unit in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, forcing more than 20 residents to evacuate and requiring 133 firefighting personnel to extinguish; one resident suffered dizziness from smoke inhalation.2026-07-21copy 2026-10-27tier 2
- mk.co.krA fire broke out at Hanyang Apartment in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, with authorities investigating a Chinese-made robot vacuum cleaner as the possible ignition source; a woman in her 70s suffered dizziness from smoke inhalation and three residents required rescue.2026-07-21copy 2026-10-30tier 2
- news.sbs.co.krSmoke and debris reported from apartment window possibly caused by a Chinese robot vacuum cleaner.2026-07-21copy 2026-10-26tier 2
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