Fire in the building for senior welfare center in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do...55 people evacuated.

At around 1:20 p.m. today, a three-story house in Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, which houses a welfare center for the elderly, caught fire.

The fire was extinguished in an hour and a half, and all 55 people at the senior welfare center on the first and second floors of the building were evacuated and sent home.

Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire based on statements that the fire started on the outdoor side of the three-story house.