Ansan 'Motel Occupation' Commercial Building Fire...52 rescued, 2 injured.

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A fire broke out on the first floor of a commercial building in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, early today (17th).

As the fire broke out, smoke spread to motels on the fifth and sixth floors of the building, and fire authorities rescued more than 50 people, two of whom were seriously injured and are being treated.

Reporter Lim Ye-jin's report.

[Reporter]
A bright red flame rises from the first floor of the commercial building.

The smoke that was released without hesitation spreads to the upper floors of the building in an instant.

Around 3:30 a.m., a fire broke out in a six-story commercial building in Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do.

[Ansan fire scene witness: At first, I heard a loud explosion and checked, and the fire started really loud outside. [Three times at first?]
The fire department once issued the second stage of response as smoke from
climbed the stairs of the building to the accommodation on the fifth and sixth floors.

The building's exterior walls and commercial signs were charred by the strong fire.

The car parked in front of the restaurant is also burned down.A total of 52 people were rescued using

air mats, and more than 30 people were taken to hospitals, and two were seriously injured, but fortunately, it was confirmed that they were not life-threatening.

[Kim Gun-woo / Safety Support Team Leader of Ansan Fire Station, Gyeonggi-do] Smoke had been raised to the 4th, 5th, and 6th floors in a cascade. The firefighters put themselves on the ventilator and went up....]

First of all, the fire department estimates that the restaurant on the first floor caught fire.

However, we plan to investigate the cause of the fire while conducting an on-site inspection, keeping in mind the possibility that the fire started in a car parked in front of the restaurant.

I'm YTN's Lim Yejin.