Gas Explosion While Making Jeon for Seol Holiday... 7 Family Members Injured

Burn Injury Caused by Cooking Oil Stain While Making Jeon
Using Oversized Grill on Portable Gas Stove Leads to Explosion

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] On the day before Lunar New Year, a family was injured in an accident caused by a butane gas explosion in an apartment in Seoul.

According to the Mapo Fire Station, a report of a gas explosion was received at around 1:41 PM on the 31st at an apartment in Mangwon-dong, Mapo-gu.

As a result of the accident, 6 out of 7 family members suffered second-degree burns and were transported to a nearby hospital, while 1 person received emergency treatment at the scene. It is reported that they were burned due to cooking oil residue while frying jeon.

A Mapo Fire Station official said, "The explosion occurred because an oversized burner was used on a portable gas stove, and the heat transferred to the extra butane gas caused the explosion."

Fortunately, the explosion did not lead to a fire, so property damage is reported to be minimal.

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