World · East Asia & Pacific · 8 hrs ago
Smoke detector alert helps six residents escape Busan house fire
A kitchen fire broke out in a house in Busan on Monday evening.
A resident in the basement heard a smoke detector and found the fire.
The resident called emergency services quickly, and all six people in the building got out.
No one was injured in the fire.
The building had six households across its basement and two upper floors, and the fire caused about 20 million won in damage.
Firefighters put it out in about an hour, and officials are investigating whether an electrical fault in a small kitchen appliance started it.
A smoke detector alert helped residents discover a fire in a Busan house and evacuate safely.
Six residents escaped, and no one was injured.
The fire broke out in a kitchen on the building’s basement level on November 9.
It caused about 20 million won in property damage and was extinguished about an hour later.
Fire officials suspect an electrical cause involving a small kitchen appliance and are investigating.
- Who
- Six residents evacuated; one resident heard the detector and called emergency services.
- What
- A fire broke out in a kitchen, but all residents escaped without injury.
- When
- November 9, at about 6:12 p.m.
- Where
- A multi-family house in Buk-gu, Busan.
- Why
- Fire officials suspect an electrical problem with a small kitchen appliance; the exact cause is under investigation.
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A fire broke out in a basement-level kitchen, and a resident who heard the smoke detector called emergency services.
All six residents in the building evacuated.
Firefighters extinguished the fire.
- Residents evacuated
- 6
- Fire location
- Basement-level kitchen, Buk-gu, Busan
- Reported start time
- November 9, about 6:12 p.m.
- Property damage
- About 20 million won
- Building occupancy
- 6 households across basement level 1 to ground level 2