Did you forget the Bucheon fire?"Alarm, sprinkler not working"

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At the time of the fire, motel guests explained in unison that the fire alarm and sprinkler were not working.

Seven people died three months ago at the Bucheon Hotel due to delayed evacuation and evolution, and some point out that safety insensitivity still remains.

Reporter Chung Hyun-woo's report.

[Reporter]
The fire broke out on the first floor of the commercial building at 3:30 a.m., and most guests of the accommodations on the 5th and 6th floors fell asleep.

However, the guests' common explanation is that the fire alarm did not sound at the time.

It was only after smelling the smoke that came up that I woke up and had to evacuate quickly.

[An Seong-jun / Guest at the time of the fire] I didn't hear that. I couldn't hear the alarm, and I woke up in my sleep because of the smell of smoke and burning.]

He also testified that the sprinklers were also not working when he left the hallway.

[Guest at the time of the fire: (What about sprinklers?)] We didn't have any. It didn't come out. (What about water coming out?) It didn't come out at all. It didn't come out at all. I just kept hearing the smoke....]

Police and fire departments conducting on-site inspections are investigating whether the safety facilities were functioning properly at the time.

It is understood that sprinklers have been installed,
As the
fire started on the first floor, heat was not transferred to the fifth and sixth floors, so it was analyzed that it did not work.

It is also checking how the alarm did not go off properly, and there are voices pointing out the insensitivity of building and motel owners to safety.

Just three months ago, the number of deaths increased to seven due to delayed evacuation of guests while an employee turned off the alarm at a Bucheon hotel, but nothing much has changed since then.

As soon as the fire department completes its on-site inspection, it plans to conduct facility inspection on accommodation facilities.

I'm YTN's Jeong Hyeonwoo.

a photographer; Lee Dong-gyu, Si Chul-woo
Edit Video;Kim Hyun-jun