Fire at Sacheon Fruit Store Quickly Contained Thanks to Automated Fire Alarm System

A fire broke out at a fruit store in a market in Sacheon-eup, Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam. Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters

At around 4:15 a.m. on the 19th, a fire broke out at a fruit retail store inside a market in Sacheon-eup, Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam.

The fire caused soot to accumulate on the store's ceiling and about 20 square meters of the exterior, and fruits as well as other agricultural products were burned, resulting in an estimated property damage of around 8 million won according to the fire department.

A Vietnamese man in his 20s and another in his 30s, who were living on the second floor of the store, evacuated on their own, while a Vietnamese woman in her 30s living on the third floor was rescued by responding firefighters.

The fire authorities received the report through the automatic fire alarm system immediately after the fire broke out and responded quickly, extinguishing the fire in just 13 minutes by 4:28 a.m.

The 'automatic fire alarm system' is equipment that detects smoke or flames with sensors when a fire occurs and notifies the fire department.

The fire authorities believe the fire started from a pile of boxes stacked in the store and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

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