{"id":4038,"date":"2019-01-21T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T03:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/?p=4038"},"modified":"2019-01-21T13:07:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T04:07:07","slug":"hyesan-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2019\/01\/society-economy\/hyesan-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cInside N. Korea\uff1e Border Burning: Police investigate potential arson in Hyesan after fire claims 24 houses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A shabby Hyesan residential area, as seen from the Chinese side of the Yalu River. Photograph taken on May 13, 2014 by ASIAPRESS<\/p><\/div>\n

Police are investigating the cause of a blaze which destroyed or damaged 24 houses on the morning of January 14 in Hyesan, Yanggang Province.<\/p>\n

Reporting from Hyesan, the partner said, \u201cEarly in the morning on the 14th, a fire broke out near Hyejang-dong market, burning down 24 single-story houses. Although the fire broke out at dawn, they are saying that there are no casualties.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reporter continued, \"The police have not yet determined which house the fire originated from. But a full investigation is underway, with arson suspected as a potential cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hyejang-dong is located in the heart of the city, facing the Yalu River on the border with China. (Kang Ji-won)<\/p>\n

\u203b ASIAPRESS contacts reporting partners through Chinese mobile phones smuggled into North Korea.<\/p>\n

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