Fire at Jinju Jungang Market Shopping Area Extinguished in 26 Minutes

Firefighters are spraying extinguishing agent toward a market shopping building on fire.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

A fire broke out on the second floor of a commercial building inside Jungang Market in Sujeong-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeongnam Province, at around 10:11 a.m. on the 8th.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, 28 firefighting vehicles and 72 personnel were deployed to the scene, extinguishing the major fire by 10:24 a.m. and completely putting out the fire by 10:37 a.m.

There were no casualties caused by the fire, and the Level 1 fire response, which had been issued at around 10:17 a.m., was lifted at approximately 10:25 a.m.

The Level 1 fire response is issued when casualties are expected to be fewer than 10 and the extinguishing time is estimated to be between 3 to 8 hours. It mobilizes 31 to 50 pieces of equipment from 3 to 7 nearby fire stations.

The police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage by questioning market merchants and others.

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