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freight car caught fire in the Naegok Tunnel from Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do to Seoul, and citizens evacuated quickly.
No one was seriously injured, but at one time, traffic jams nearby were severe as all lanes toward Seoul were under control.
Correspondent Kim Sang-min.
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Smoke like a dark cloud begins to spread rapidly as if it engulfs the tunnel.
Frightened citizens leave their cars behind and run in the opposite direction.
[Min Seung-hyeon / Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do: Suddenly, in 30 seconds to 1 minute, dark clouds rushed in front of me, so people were screaming...
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Today (3rd) around 3 PM, a 7.5 ton truck running in the direction of Seoul inside the Naegok Tunnel in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do was suddenly engulfed in flames.
The car was almost in the middle, about 450 meters from the entrance of a tunnel a little over a kilometer long.
The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, but five people inhaled the smoke and were taken to a nearby hospital.
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.
Inside the tunnel where the accident happened.
It's been about two hours since the fire and the truck that started the fire is just starting to be towed.
As a result of this accident, all lanes in the direction of Seoul were controlled, and traffic congestion in the surrounding area reached an extreme.
[Taxi Driver: I waited an hour, an hour.
It's 5 o'clock in the evening, and I waited too long with customers.
It's blocked.] From
5:40 pm, about 2 hours and 40 minutes after the fire broke out, traffic became smoother.
Police and fire departments believe that the fire first started in the engine room of a 7.5 ton truck and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.
(Video coverage: No. 1, video editing: Tae-ho Yoon, screen provided: Seongnam Urban Development Corporation)