At a motel in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, the fire..."Second level of response is issued."

A fire broke out at 3:38 a.m. today (17th) at a motel in a six-story commercial building in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do.

Considering that the place where the fire broke out was a shopping mall, the fire authorities issued a "Response Stage 2" at 3:57 p.m., 19 minutes after the report, to mobilize personnel and equipment from surrounding fire departments.

Fire authorities have been working on rescuing guests at the same time as they put out the fire and smoke, and a witness who spoke to YTN reported the situation at the time that the guest shouted "Save us."