Vehicle Fire While Driving in Gimhae... Police Extinguish and Secure During Commute, Saying "My Body Moved Automatically"

A vehicle parked on the shoulder near the Dongseo Intersection in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, is on fire.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Police Agency, video capture provided]

At around 9:57 PM on the 1st, a fire broke out in a vehicle driving near the Dongseo Intersection in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.

According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on the 2nd, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) driven by a woman in her 30s, Ms. A, emitted heavy smoke from the hood while traveling from the Inje University direction toward Donggimhae.

Ms. A quickly pulled over to the shoulder, and flames erupted from the hood.

The person who noticed this was Police Officer Im Geon-hyeong of the Sineo District Unit, Gimhae Jungbu Police Station, who was on his way home from work.

Police Officer Im Geon-hyeong is extinguishing a fire with a fire extinguisher. [Video provided by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

Officer Im parked his car in front of the accident vehicle and attempted initial firefighting with a personal fire extinguisher.

Until the 119 fire truck arrived, he blew a whistle and waved a light baton to control traffic and prevent secondary accidents.

The vehicle driver Ms. A and her family were evacuated to a safe place.

The dispatched firefighters completely extinguished the fire, and the accident vehicle was towed away.

Officer Im said, “When I saw the fire, my body moved instinctively,” adding, “I just did what was naturally expected of me as a police officer.”

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