Bus Catches Fire 10 Minutes After Breakdown... Miraculous Evacuation Averts Casualties

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Last night, a city bus caught fire after stopping near Janganpyeong Station in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. Fortunately, no one was injured as the driver and passengers evacuated in time.

Reporter Kim Bo-mi has the details.

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Red flames soar from the rear of a city bus parked at a bus stop.

Firefighters continuously spray water toward the blaze.

Around 9:10 PM yesterday, a fire broke out on a city bus on a road near Janganpyeong Station in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, and was extinguished in about 13 minutes.

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

[Fire Official: It was operating, but because the gears wouldn't respond, it was stopped in front of the bus stop. 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 reduced to ashes.

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

The entire house was burned down, and during the firefighting process, 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 incident.

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

Due to the fire, a male factory employee in his 40s suffered second-degree burns to his face and both arms, while four other employees 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: Shin Se-eun | Photos provided by: Seoul Disaster and Fire Headquarters, Gangwon Fire Headquarters, Gyeonggi Provincial Disaster and Fire Headquarters)
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