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About four hours ago, a big fire broke out at a new shopping mall construction complex in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do. Yongin City sent an emergency evacuation letter as the smoke was covering the city center. Connect with a news reporter.

Reporter Ahn Hee Jae. (Yes, Yongin Lotte Mall is at the scene of fire.) Is there any personal injury first? What is the situation now?

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The fire was all caught, but only two or three hours before, the smoke filled the area.

The fire started today at 4:30 pm on the 4th floor of the new Lotte Mall construction site, and 13 workers were injured in a sudden fire and smoke.

One of them was jumped off the emergency elevator, injured by a leg injury, and the remaining 12 were smoked and transferred to the hospital.

At that time, about 1,100 people from 60 companies were working.

Fifty people who were unable to escape from the fire immediately after the fire were isolated from the rooftops of the building and 40 minutes from the 7th floor, but were flushed and evacuated to the ground.

The fire department issued a second step and put fire trucks into operation with about 180 firefighters.

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Black smoke is coming out of the fire. Is there any known cause of the fire?

<Reporter>

Yes, the fire department is working on the fourth floor of the construction site. Listen.

[Seo Eun-seok / Gyeonggi Yongin fire department chief: As it is a new construction site, various works are being done at the same time. .]

Especially, the urethane foam in the ceiling of the building was lit, and black smoke was emitted.

Nolan citizens called 119 and received about 70 complaints.

Yongin City also sent emergency evacuation letters to citizens at about 4:50, 20 minutes after the fire, in case the fire would spread.

(On-going: Kim, Seok-Kyung, Image coverage: Park, Dong-Ryul,