Yongsan District 4 Demolition Site fire

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Yongsan District 4 Demolition Site Fire

Native name	용산4구역 철거현장 화재
Date	January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Time	approx. 7:20 (KST)
Also known as	Yongsan Disaster
Casualties
6 (5 protestors, 1 police officer)
Non-fatal injuries	23

On January 20, 2009, a fire started on the rooftop of a tower in Seoul's Yongsan District. At the time, the rooftop was occupied by around 30 tenants, who were protesting their evictions. The fire, which was subsequently called the Yongsan Disaster (Korean: 용산 참사; Hanja: 龍山慘事; RR: yongsan chamsa) or Yongsan Tragedy, caused six deaths and injured 23 people.