Mother and 2-Year-Old Son Trapped in Fire in Daejeon... Citizen Heroes Rescue Them with Excavator

Fire Occurs on 1st Floor of Building in Bogyong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
Mother and Child Trapped on 2nd Floor of Same Building
Construction Workers Rescue Using Excavator

A fire broke out around 2 p.m. on the 24th at an automobile repair shop in Bogyong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Residents used an excavator to rescue a mother and her 2-year-old child who were trapped in a building fire in Daejeon.

According to Yonhap News on the 24th, the Daejeon Fire Headquarters received a report around 2 p.m. that a fire had broken out in a two-story building in Bokyong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon.

The fire is known to have started at an auto repair shop on the first floor of the building. At that time, a woman in her 40s and her 2-year-old son, who were in a residence on the second floor of the same building, were trapped inside the house without being able to evacuate.

Around 2 p.m. on the 24th, a fire broke out at an automobile repair shop in Bokyong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. Employees of a nearby construction company used an excavator to rescue a woman in her 40s and a two-year-old baby who were trapped inside the building.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

At this time, employees of a nearby construction company took direct action to rescue them. The workers used an excavator from a nearby construction site, raising the bucket to the window on the second floor of the building and safely rescued the mother and child who were trapped inside.

The fire was reported to have been extinguished about 40 minutes after it started. Police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

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