Single-Family Home Fire in Sacheon ... Woman in Her 90s Dies
Firefighters and police officers inspect the house where the fire broke out. [Photo courtesy of Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]
View original imageA woman in her 90s died in a fire at a single-family home in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do.
According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, a report of a fire at a single-family home in Yonghyeon-myeon, Sacheon, was received at around 7:58 a.m. on October 29.
Fire authorities arrived at the scene, but the fire had already extinguished itself by around 8:07 a.m.
A woman in her 90s, identified only as A, was found dead inside the house.
The fire burned an electric heating pad and other items in the bedroom, causing property damage estimated by the fire station at 300,000 won.
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Police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the cause of A's death.
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