<Anchor> The
fire that started on the 12th floor last night (8th) quickly covered the entire 33-story building in a strong wind.
Let’s revisit the tense situation last night with the tips videos sent by viewers.
This is Han Se-hyun.
<Reporter> A
loud fire rages in the center of the building with a harsh sound.
The flames that soared as if breaking apart the building ride on the outer wall and spread to the entire building in no time.
The burnt building exterior is poured down with fire onto the floor, and the sound of explosions spreads wildly hundreds of meters away.
The water jets sprayed by firefighters can't reach the high-rises where flames rise.
[Ulsan fire site residents: My friend also lives in an Art Nouveau (apartment)...
.]
It is reminiscent of the fire at the Torch Tower in Dubai and the Grenfell Tower in England, which occurred 3 years ago.
The strong wind blowing through your phone and the flying flames make you guess how strong the wind was at the time.
The embers blown by the strong winds moved to the roof of a nearby mart and almost caused more damage.
[Jeon Joo-hee/Ulsan residential-commercial fire reporter: The wind blows so much that the fire moves to the other side, and the finishing material is blown to the vehicle underneath or the roof of the Lotte Mart (nearby) as the finishing material falls off...
.] With
control around the site, rescue of survivors and transportation of the wounded were busy.
The fierce flames that burned as if they were devouring everything eventually subsided before mortal suppression, and only then the blackened building was revealed.
The reason that the fire did not lead to a large-scale human disaster compared to the scale of the fire was thanks to the devoted rescue efforts of the firefighters, the quick evacuation of residents, and the viewers who informed the fire situation and transmitted the video in real time.