A trash balloon from North Korea landed on a Seoul building rooftop and caused a fire, a local fire department said on Monday, among thousands of balloons Pyongyang has sent southwards this year, sparking a tit-for-tat propaganda campaign.
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“At around 9:04pm on Sunday, a fire broke out on the rooftop of a four-storey commercial building in the Western district of Seoul,” Seoul’s Gangseo Fire Station said in a statement.
The fire was extinguished in 18 minutes and 15 fire trucks and 56 personnel were deployed, said the fire department, adding there were no casualties.
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Military and police authorities collected the balloon, which was being investigated.
Pyongyang launched about 120 trash-filled balloons towards the border late on Sunday, following 50 balloons that were sent on Saturday, South Korea’s military said on Monday.
The balloon fires can lead to worse when the season becomes dry