Yatap commercial building fire...More than 40 people were rescued and 50 people evacuated.

■ Host: Anchor Youngsoo Kim and anchor Lee Ha-rin
■ Starring: Yeom Gun-woong, professor of the Department of Police Fire and Public Administration at Yuwon University

* The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content, so please check the broadcast for more accurate information. Please specify [YTN News Special] when quoting.

[Anchor]
Is Professor Yeom Geon-woong here?

[Yum Gunwoong]
I'm listening right now.

[Anchor]
Witnesses now say that a considerable number of residents were using the facilities and were in the building. That's why I'm a little worried.

[Yum Gunwoong]
First of all, on-site control seems urgently needed. I don't think we're properly controlling the site. Because there are images of vehicles running on the road in front of you. Then the police should be dispatched to control the site together, but the police and the cars and the citizens there are also going around. So it seems that this part needs to be controlled immediately. Then, I hope the neighborhood sends disaster messages right away. So, we are sending out the current accident and evacuation instructions quickly, so if you are in the building, you may not be able to judge the situation in the end because the evacuation instructions are embarrassed.

So, I hope you can quickly guide me on evacuation instructions through disaster texts, but in this situation, you don't have to inhale smoke as much as possible.
And you have to go to the emergency exit quickly. You have to go to the stairs. Never take the elevator and go to the stairs and decide that you can escape to the stairs, but if you don't, it's better to move to the window as much as possible and lower your posture with a handkerchief to block the smoke as much as possible so that you don't inhale the smoke as much as possible.

And if you can use water, if you're near the bathroom or something, you're in a state of inhaling less smoke by spraying water, so I think it's most urgent to hold on now. So, assuming that there are people inside right now, it would be good to quickly check the evacuation methods through text messages and let us know about the rescue work at the site.

[Anchor]
You pointed out that on-site control is urgent, and the people inside now said that they should quickly find the emergency exit and go toward the window. We looked at the report screen, and as a big flame popped, something seemed to explode and the fire spread very big. And the informant said that the pipe seems to have burst, what do you think from the professor's point of view?

[Yum Gunwoong]
I don't know exactly where the ignition was because it hasn't been confirmed, but according to the statements of several witnesses, it seems that a fire broke out on the first floor. First of all, the first floor is presumed to be the ignition point. At first, the YTN report said that the restaurant in the restaurant on the first floor had a fire, but the witness report I just connected with said that the incinerator had a fire spread and it exploded in a series through the pipe.

In that way, it can be said that this fire became bigger because a fire broke out on the first floor. If the fire broke out on a high floor from the beginning, smoke does not go down to the lower floor. However, the smoke is much faster than the smoke spreading to the side, so assuming that it spread from the first floor, it is understandable that the fire spreads throughout the building and toxic gases spread. Since the fire started on the first floor, it can be seen that the toxic gas spread rapidly as the fire was transferred to the entire building. That's why you can guess that the fire is bigger.

[Anchor]
We are informing you of the fire in an eight-story building near Yatap Station. The fire broke out at 4:37 p.m. today. This is the screen you're looking at right now. A number of reports of isolation have been received. The fire authorities have issued the second stage, and about 20 fire engines have been dispatched to extinguish the fire, but it seems that it has not been fully suppressed yet. Waiting for rescue is being seen from the window and on the roof. Looking at the past photos of this building, there are many dental clinics and various hospitals. And I think there are dolphin swimming and toddler swimming.

[Anchor]
There is a children's swimming pool, so we are worried about children's damage.

[Anchor]
There was also Shinhan Bank. There were councilors, and the building is an eight-story building, but it seems that there are stores up to the fourth floor. There's a tax corporation, a hospital, and exercise facilities. And on the first floor, there was a bakery and a snack bar. It is believed that there is a fire at the snack bar. We were able to check the scene of the fireworks because of the facility under the building. Therefore, there is a concern that it will lead to secondary damage.

There was a fire in the commercial building in Yatap-dong, Seongnam-si around 4:30 p.m. today. The second stage of response has been issued. The building was engulfed in black smoke and the fire started on the first floor, but it continues to spread to the second, third and fourth floors. Since smoke spreads upwards, as the professor said, the fire on the first floor has spread rapidly throughout the building. Black smoke is covering the entire building. I'm showing you in the graphic right now. It is a large building right in front of exit 2 of Yatap Station. We have news of the rescue. Please give me an update on the rescue. More than 40 people have been rescued. And there is additional news that more than 50 people have been evacuated. Yatap Commercial Building Fire. Earlier, I told you that we are waiting for rescue, but I'm telling you the news that about 40 people were rescued and about 50 people were evacuated.

Earlier, I told you that there was a rescue helicopter and an air mat was installed. We broke the news that more than 40 people were rescued and about 50 people were evacuated.The
Fire Department said it is also identifying isolated personnel in the basement and conducting rescue operations. Professor Yeom is here, right? Professor Yeom, isn't it difficult for the fire brigade and rescue workers to enter because the fire is not completely extinguished now?

[Yum Gunwoong]
That's right. First of all, I don't know how long the fire has been put out. Especially difficult is that firefighters must check it with the naked eye because it is full of toxic gases. So, in this area, you may have difficulty in the process of finding the demanders, and especially in this building, there seems to be an underground space. There is a possibility that there are many citizens here in the underground space, so I mentioned earlier that the smoke spreads and spreads faster.

[Anchor]
Wait a minute. We're sending you a photo of a report, and we've also seen a lot of citizens on the rooftop waiting for rescue. Can you see the screen?Looking at

[Yum Geon-woong]
You've responded well.

[Anchor]
I'm supposed to go up to the rooftop, right?

[Yum Gunwoong]
In fact, the road to the first floor is highly likely to be blocked and highly likely to be toxic, so if you can go up from the site, it's best to go up to the rooftop quickly if you're in the field. First of all, the best way is to go up to the rooftop. If you say it's not possible, move quickly to the window and block it with a clothes or handkerchief to prevent breathing in smoke. Or you can wet your handkerchief or clothes with more water. So, you should lower your posture and try not to inhale smoke as much as possible.

Because inhaling toxic gases can quickly cause you to lose your mind, so you can be in a more dangerous situation. So, it's better to wait for the rescue for now on the side where the window is open and ventilated so that you don't inhale smoke.

[Anchor]
According to the breaking news from the fire department, it has been lowered to the first stage of response at 5:18. Like the screen we sent you, many people are waiting for rescue on the rooftop. I hope you will be rescued safely. We have delivered the breaking news of the fire at the shopping mall in Yatap-dong, Seongnam. I'll get back to you when I get additional breaking news. Thank you for connecting with the professor today.

[Yum Gunwoong]
Thank you.