Elderly Resident in 70s Saved by 'Beep' Alarm While Asleep During Early Morning Fire
Fire Detector Installed by Volunteer Brigade Activated
Evacuation Before Flames Spread Prevents Casualties
An elderly person in their 70s, who was asleep and unaware of the fire that broke out in their home during the early morning hours, was able to safely evacuate after hearing the alarm from a fire detector. It was confirmed that the detector had been installed by the local volunteer fire brigade for households considered vulnerable to fire.
According to Yonhap News Agency on July 6, a fire occurred at around 6:43 a.m. on July 3 at the home of a person in their 70s, identified as A, in Haeri-myeon, Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province.
At the time, A was sleeping alone inside the house, unaware that a fire had broken out. A was awakened by a 'beep' alarm that sounded throughout the house.
The alarm was triggered by a stand-alone alarm-type fire detector installed in A's home by the Gochang Volunteer Fire Brigade to protect residents vulnerable to fire.
A managed to escape the house quickly before the flames spread further and evacuated safely without serious injury.
Around the same time, a resident passing by the house witnessed smoke and flames spreading around the home and immediately called 119 to report the incident.
A said, "The alarm suddenly went off, so I rushed outside. If it weren't for the detector, I would not have noticed the fire," recalling the situation at the time.
The fire authorities mobilized 62 firefighters and 14 pieces of equipment, including excavators, and completely extinguished the fire within about an hour.
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Jin Hyeongmin, head of the Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters, stated, "This is a real-life example of how residential fire safety equipment and the preventive activities of the volunteer fire brigade saved a resident's life," and urged, "Please make sure to install stand-alone fire alarms and fire extinguishers in your homes, and regularly check that they are working properly."
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