Fire at South Korea's oldest restaurant, 119-year-old 'Imun Seolleongtang'... Fire extinguished in 3 hours and 30 minutes

South Korea's oldest restaurant, ``Imun Seolleongtang,'' was hit by a fire. A fire broke out at the store in Jongno-gu, Seoul at around 1:45 p.m. on the 16th, but the fire broke out about 3 hours and 30 minutes later.
The fire was extinguished. The 45 customers and employees inside the store were safely evacuated, and there were no casualties. Fire authorities responded to a report of ``black smoke coming out of the cafeteria'' and dispatched 173 people and equipment.
41 vehicles were mobilized. The fire burned the kitchen and ceiling, and was completely extinguished about 3 hours and 30 minutes later, at around 5:22 p.m. A fire official said, ``Because the cafeteria was a wooden building, it was difficult to extinguish the fire.''
Ta. Imunsolleongtang opened in 1904 and is known as the oldest restaurant in Korea. Seolleongtang is a white soup made by boiling beef meat and bones for a long time, and is one of the representative Korean dishes.
One. The store was designated as a ``Future Heritage Site'' by Seoul City in 2013, and is famous for having been visited by many celebrities. Former National Assembly member Kim Doo-han, the main character in the movie “The General’s Son”
Regular customers included Lee Si Young, the first vice president, and Son Ki-jeong, who won a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Police and fire authorities are investigating the scene and determining the exact cause of the fire and the amount of damage.