Grandson in His 30s Jumps from 3-Story Building Carrying His 90s Grandmother as Fire Breaks Out...

Fell from a second-floor panel roof
Grandmother uninjured, grandson with second-degree burns

Firefighters extinguishing smoldering embers.
[Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters / Yonhap News]

When a fire broke out at home, a man in his 30s jumped from the third floor of a building carrying his elderly grandmother in her 90s who had difficulty moving.

According to Yonhap News and the Fire Department, around 6:30 a.m. on the 4th, a fire broke out on the third floor of a three-story commercial building in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi Province. When the fire started, the grandson, Mr. A, in his 30s, carried his grandmother, who had mobility difficulties, and jumped out through the bedroom window onto a panel roof attached to the building at the height of the second floor.

Due to the fire, Mr. A and his grandmother, Ms. B, in her 90s, who were living on that floor, were injured and are receiving treatment at a hospital. Mr. A suffered second-degree burns on his upper body, but the grandmother is reported to have no external injuries. It is known that only one household, including Mr. A, resided on the floor where the fire occurred.

The fire authorities, concerned about casualties, issued a Level 1 response alarm (mobilizing equipment from 3 to 7 fire stations with 31 to 50 units) around 6:38 a.m. and controlled the major flames within about 20 minutes. The fire department and police are investigating the detailed cause of the fire through on-site inspection.

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