Mother with Brain Lesion Disability and Son Cared for by Him Die in Apartment Fire

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A fire at an apartment building in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, has left a woman in her 60s and her son in her 30s dead. It has been confirmed that the son had been caring for his mother, who had a disability.

Reporter An Huijae has the details.

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Blazing flames and thick black smoke pour out continuously.

Structures unable to withstand the heat collapse with explosive sounds, and firefighters who arrived shortly after continuously pour water onto the blaze.

A fire report was received from an apartment complex in Gayang-dong, Seoul, at around 4:50 PM, stating that flames had suddenly surged from the 15th floor.

[Witness: When I opened the door to the opposite side, smoke was rising all the way from the 15th floor. Police cars and around ten-plus fire engines arrived....]

Although the fire was completely extinguished in about an hour and 10 minutes, a 61-year-old mother, identified as A, and her 38-year-old son, identified as B, who lived in the burned unit, were found dead on the flowerbed on the first floor of the apartment building.

As a basic livelihood security recipient household, A, who suffered from a brain lesion disability, had been cared for by her husband and her son B. It was found that the fire broke out while the husband was away.

[Witness: It went bang, bang twice like a gas explosion. There are three family members, but I think the husband was outside....]

One neighboring resident in their 60s also received hospital treatment after inhaling smoke, and about 40 residents had to evacuate in an emergency.

Along with determining the exact cause of the fire, the police and fire authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident, including whether mother A and her son fell out of the window while trying to escape the flames.

(Photo courtesy of Viewer | Video by Bae Moon-san | Video Editing by Yu Mi-ra)
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