Bus Catches Fire After Stopping Due to Transmission Issue

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A city bus that had stopped near Janghanpyeong Station in Seoul's Dongdaemun District caught fire last night (October 1). Fortunately, no one was injured as the driver and passengers evacuated in time.

Reporter Kim Bo-mi has the details.

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Bright red flames shoot up from the rear of a city bus parked at a bus stop.

Firefighters continuously spray water toward the flames.

At around 9:10 PM yesterday, a fire broke out in a city bus on a road near Janghanpyeong Station in Dongdaemun District, Seoul, and was extinguished in about 13 minutes.

At the time, the bus had temporarily stopped operating due to a control malfunction while driving, and it was confirmed that all passengers and the driver had safely gotten off before the fire started.

[Fire Official: "It was running and then stopped near the bus stop because the gear wouldn't work. The fire broke out about 10 minutes after it stopped."]

Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

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The burned building is left with only bare steel frames, and its interior has been completely reduced to ashes.

Around 8:00 PM yesterday, a fire broke out at a detached house in Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province, and was put out in about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

The entire house was burned down, and during the firefighting operations, a man in his 70s was found dead in the yard.

The deceased man is presumed to have lived alone in this house.

Fire authorities are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

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Around 5:17 PM yesterday, a fire broke out at a packaging manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, and was extinguished in about 3 hours.

Due to the fire, a male factory worker in his 40s suffered second-degree burns to his face and both arms, while four other workers evacuated on their own and were uninjured.

Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the scale of the damage.

(Video Editing: Seeun, Footage Provided by: Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Gangwon Fire Headquarters, Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters)
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