Commercial Building Fire: Citizen Initially Extinguished with 'Vehicle Fire Extinguisher' Revealed Later

On the 22nd of last month, a citizen discovered a fire on a store sign in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, and extinguished it using a car fire extinguisher. Photo by Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] It was recently revealed that a citizen who saw a fire break out in a commercial building while driving used a car fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire in its early stages, preventing a major blaze.

According to the Gwangsan Fire Station in Gwangju on the 7th, a fire occurred on the signboard of a commercial building in Docheon-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City at around 7:45 a.m. on the 22nd of last month.

At the time, Mr. A, who was driving, immediately got out of the car and tried to extinguish the fire using nearby objects, but it was not effective.

Suddenly, Mr. A realized that there was a ‘fire extinguisher’ inside the vehicle and, together with a passenger, successfully extinguished the fire in its early stages.

Mr. A said, “I just did what anyone would do, and I’m glad it didn’t spread into a bigger fire. I usually pay attention to fire prevention, so having a car fire extinguisher in the vehicle was a great help.”

Lim Jongbok, chief of the Gwangsan Fire Station, said, “The fire was initially extinguished with a fire extinguisher, preventing major damage,” and added, “We are grateful to the citizens who showed courage in the face of the fire.”

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