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Today (22nd), a fire presumed to be a gas explosion in a row house in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do, killed one woman in her 70s and injured 10 others.
This is G1 Broadcaster Kwak Dong-hwa.
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Hazy smoke continues to emanate from the broken window.
It turns black and covers the building.
The first and second floors have already turned into ashes in the flames that spread in an instant.
Around 10:30 am today, a fire broke out in a row house in Hoengseong-eup.
The fire started on the first floor quickly moved to the second floor, and the third and fourth floors were covered with smoke.
Black smoke spread upstairs upstairs, and residents of the same building were unable to evacuate and had to wait for rescue.
[Fire reporter: I heard only the sound.
I looked outside once and something like an ember came up, so my grandmother was lying alone in the room, so I wetted a wet towel and closed her mouth, but I couldn't get out from the entrance.
The fire was on.] Of the
couple in their 70s who lived in the first floor house, the husband was out and the wife, who was left alone, was changed.
Ten residents were taken to a nearby hospital after being burned or drinking smoke.
At one time, a violent wind led to an evacuation order for residents, but the flames were caught in about 30 minutes without spreading to other buildings.
[Lee In-ki/Hengseong Fire Station Field Response Section Manager: It is estimated that it is that (explosion) from the fact that there was a banging explosion sound and black smoke.]
Police and fire departments are investigating the exact cause of the fire, putting weight on the gas explosion. .
(Video coverage: Kim Min-soo G1 broadcast)