Seongsan Jin, Mayor of Seongnam, Awards and Appreciation Plaques to 7 Firefighters for Extinguishing Fire at Yatap Complex Shopping Mall

Mayor Shin: "Thanks to Your Efforts, the Fire Was Contained Without a Single Casualty"

Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) held an award ceremony on the 5th in the 1st meeting room on the 4th floor of City Hall to present plaques of appreciation and commendations to seven firefighters who contributed to extinguishing the fire and rescuing lives during the fire at the Yatap-dong complex shopping mall in Bundang that occurred on the 3rd.

Seong Sang-jin, Mayor of Seongnam (fourth from the left), is taking a commemorative photo with the awardees after presenting plaques of appreciation and commendation to seven firefighters who contributed to extinguishing the fire and rescuing lives during the fire at the Yatap-dong complex shopping center on the 5th in the first conference room on the 4th floor of City Hall. Provided by Seongnam City

On this day, Mayor Shin Sang-jin presented plaques of appreciation to Hong Jin-young, Chief of Seongnam Fire Station, and Yoo Jae-hong, Chief of Bundang Fire Station, and disaster merit commendations to five other firefighters.

The firefighters who received the disaster merit commendations were Fire Lieutenant Lee Jun and Fire Lieutenant Kim Min-tae from Seongnam Fire Station, and Fire Captain Kwak Dong-su, Fire Lieutenant Hong Seung-hoon, and Fire Lieutenant Moon Tae-joo from Bundang Fire Station. Each fire station recommended these individuals as commendation recipients.

They immediately responded around 4:37 p.m. on the 3rd when the fire broke out at the Yatap-dong complex shopping mall, which spans from five basement floors to eight above ground, safely rescuing and evacuating all 310 people.

They also played a significant role in quickly extinguishing the fire.

At that time, 240 people inside the building were rescued, and 70 people evacuated on their own. Among them, 35 people inhaled smoke and were transported to the hospital, but there were no serious injuries.

A total of 248 firefighters were dispatched to rescue citizens at the fire scene, and 86 fire trucks were deployed. The fire was completely extinguished around 6:01 p.m.

Mayor Shin Sang-jin of Seongnam City expressed his gratitude, saying, “Thanks to the swift and dedicated response of the firefighters and the cooperation of related agencies, the fire was extinguished without a single casualty.”

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