Power Outages and AC Unit Fires Cause Inconvenience Amid Scorching Heat

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A blackout lasting nearly four hours left residents inconvenienced in parts of Mapo-gu, Seoul, yesterday evening (August 14). Meanwhile, a fire in the utility room of an apartment air conditioner in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, triggered a midnight evacuation.

We have the overnight accidents and incidents, reported by Reporter Park Yerim.

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A densely populated residential alley is engulfed in darkness.

A notice is posted on a nearby store stating that business has been temporarily suspended due to a blackout.

The blackout occurred at around 6:50 PM yesterday in parts of Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.

The electricity was cut off after a structure at a nearby construction site hit a high-voltage line.

Amid the scorching heat, the power outage caused inconveniences for 251 households, including nearby homes and commercial stores.

[Nearby Resident: It is dark so I cannot see anything right now. It is quite hot, and if I open the refrigerator right now it will not (work)...]

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) officials dispatched to the scene stated that they finished recovery work at around 10:40 PM and resumed electricity supply.

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[Did you call to report it? You need to do it quickly.]

Bright red flames flare up from the utility room of an apartment air conditioner, and white smoke rises.

Several fire trucks are lined up inside the apartment complex.

A fire broke out at around 9:20 PM last night in the air conditioner utility room on the 7th floor of an apartment located in Wadong-dong, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and was extinguished in 25 minutes.

No one was injured, but around 80 apartment residents evacuated.

Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire, including whether the air conditioner outdoor unit overheated.

(Video by Park Hyun-chul | Video Editing by Park Choon-bae)
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