<Anchor> The
reason why the fire has grown so large is the dry bit method of attaching styrofoam insulation to the wall with strong winds.
In Ulsan, a strong wind warning was issued all day yesterday (8th), so the fire helicopter could not be launched.
This is UBC reporter Bae Yoon-joo.
<Reporter> The
first person who reported to 119 that there was smoke from the air conditioner's outdoor unit was a resident on the 12th floor.
It is believed that the fire first started around the middle of the 33-story building.
The fire spread quickly from the outer wall of the building to the top floor, and it is estimated that the fire spread rapidly due to a strong wind reaching a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 15 meters per second.
[Park Jong-guk/Neighboring resident: The fire just burned up here.
It just got on and the wind blew hard (the fire)
went up
right away.] The
firefighting work was difficult because even the firefighting helicopter couldn't float due to the strong wind.
[Residential Housing/Ulsan Fire Headquarters Life Safety Manager: Helicopter request was made to the Central Rescue Headquarters, but due to bad weather due to the current strong winds, the helicopter did not come.] The
fire moved to a large mart 200 meters away from the strong wind, and even residents nearby. Hundreds of people fought for evacuation in the middle of the night.
During the extinguishing process, a strong wind blows and the fire moves to neighboring households. Four hours have passed since the fire, but the fire has not completely extinguished.
In this residential-commercial complex, the dry bit method of attaching styrofoam insulation to the concrete wall was used, and it is believed that the dry bit also spread the fire.