Fire in four-storey Busan building injures four with smoke inhalation
In short
A fire broke out at about 5:04 a.m. on 20 October on the first floor of a four-storey building in Seo district, Busan, and was put out in about 25 minutes. Four people inhaled smoke and were taken to a nearby hospital. Police and fire authorities are investigating the cause and suspect an electrical fault in a first-floor distribution panel.
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A fire broke out at about 5:04 a.m. on 20 October on the first floor of a four-storey building in Seo district, Busan. Newsis said the cause had not been established at the time. Yonhap and Dong-A Ilbo described the building as a neighbourhood commercial facility, and Dong-A Ilbo placed it in Dongdaesin-dong. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Four people inhaled smoke and were taken to a nearby hospital, where they are being treated, according to Newsis and Dong-A Ilbo. Dong-A Ilbo attributed this to the Busan fire headquarters. The fire was put out in about 25 minutes; Dong-A Ilbo said firefighters who responded to the report fully extinguished it at about 5:29 a.m. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The fire burned part of the building and a distribution panel, causing property damage of about 1 million won by the fire station's estimate. Police and fire authorities believe the fire began from an electrical cause in the first-floor distribution panel and are investigating the exact cause, Newsis and Dong-A Ilbo reported. [ 1 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The documents report no deaths and a limited property loss, estimated by the fire station at 1 million won. The outlets say the investigation into the exact cause is continuing.
Key facts
- The fire started at about 5:04 a.m. on 20 October on the first floor of a four-storey building in Seo district, Busan. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo placed the building in Dongdaesin-dong and described it as a neighbourhood commercial facility; Yonhap also used that description. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Four people inhaled smoke and were taken to a nearby hospital, where they are being treated. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The fire was put out in about 25 minutes; Dong-A Ilbo gave the time as about 5:29 a.m. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The fire burned part of the building and a distribution panel, causing property damage of about 1 million won by the fire station's estimate. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Police and fire authorities believe the fire began from an electrical cause in the first-floor distribution panel and are investigating the exact cause. [ 1 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- A fire started at about 5:04 a.m. on 20 October on the first floor of a four-storey building in Seo district, Busan, and was put out in about 25 minutes. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Four people inhaled smoke and were taken to a nearby hospital. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The fire station estimated property damage at about 1 million won. [ 1 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The exact cause of the fire Newsis said the cause had not been established; Newsis and Dong-A Ilbo said police and fire authorities believe it began from an electrical cause in the first-floor distribution panel and are still investigating.
- The condition of the four people taken to hospital The documents say only that they are receiving treatment and give no further details.