Fire in an eight-story building near Yatap Station...Once Reaction Step 2

■ Proceedings: Lee Yeo-jin, Jang Won-seok, anchor
■ Telephone connection: Witness to the fire in the shopping mall in Yatap-dong, Seongnam

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[Anchor]
Let's connect and interview the informant who witnessed the fire in Yatap-dong, Seongnam.

[Interview]
Hello.

[Anchor]
You must have been very surprised, but thank you for reporting and accepting the interview. How do you see the current situation?

[Interview]
The current situation is almost in a lull. The rescuers inside met a firefighter and talked to him, but he said there were no injuries.

[Anchor]
The scale of casualties is under investigation, so how do you see the rescue situation now? Do you see air mats or rescue ladders?

[Interview]
The structure ladder has just been withdrawn.

[Anchor]
Did you see the air mat?

[Interview]
The air mat is still available.

[Anchor]
Is the air mat on the floor?

[Interview] Yes.

[Anchor]
Did you see the people being rescued? You can see faces in the windows of the building or demanders on the roof.

[Interview]
There is no such thing, but smoke was sometimes seen only on the 7th and 8th floors of the fire on the front. Looking at the entire building, I think it should be considered that the video we reported earlier is behind the building and there is no soot on the front side.

[Anchor]
You mean there was smoke only in the back and there was no soot in the front, right? Can you see the smoke?

[Interview]
I can hardly see any smoke right now. I'm in the front. There was a lot of control in the back.

[Anchor]
Does the building normally have a large floating population?

[Interview]
That's right. Yatap Station in Seongnam is right next to the subway, so it's right after you get off the subway. It's right next to the bus stop, so it's located on the main road.

[Anchor]
Did the teacher who reported also use this building often?

[Interview]
I use it often.

[Anchor]
Has there been any smoke or fire spreading to the surrounding buildings?

[Interview]
There is a KT Kookmin Bank building next to it, where employees came out and connected lines to fire hydrants to extinguish themselves.

[Anchor]
Are you saying that smoke or fire has spread to the next building as well?

[Interview]
The smoke spread, but the fire did not spread to the side because they took initial action first.

[Anchor]
Earlier, when we looked at the report video, it seemed that the air conditioner outdoor unit or objects outside the building caught fire and exploded, but can you still see such a situation?

[Interview]
There is no such situation right now, and this building is so big that if you look at the first floor, the fire started on the left and right sides. So it's the whole thing. It wasn't just one side, it was in the kitchen of the kimbap restaurant on the left, but what I saw was the building at the end, so the building was almost 40 to 50 meters long, so the fire spread to the end.

[Anchor]
Can you explain in more detail what the situation was like when the fire broke out?

[Interview]
When I saw the fire behind me, it was urgent. It's because the fire is really bad.

[Anchor]
There were a lot of people on the rooftop waiting for rescue earlier. There were a lot of people who showed their faces to the windows and asked for help, but did you see them coming out of the rescue and walking out?

[Interview]
It's on the back side, so I couldn't see the front side because it's on the back side, but now it's on the front side, so fluorescent lights and lights in the building's office are turned on on each floor, and some left or right smoke or flames are turned off. I can see smoke from time to time.

[Anchor]
Did you hear any explosions at the time of the fire?

[Interview]
I didn't hear that.

[Anchor]
You said earlier that the rescue ladder appears to have been withdrawn, so...

[Interview]
No, there are about two rescue ladders on the left or right without withdrawal.

[Anchor]
You said earlier that the fire helicopter is also on duty, but is the fire helicopter moving now?

[Interview]
The fire helicopter is now withdrawn.

[Anchor]
I can't see it right now.

[Anchor]
How many fire engines do you see now?

[Interview]
There are still about 15 fire engines on the front? There's an ambulance here. I think I'm almost in my 15s or 20s.

[Anchor]
I see. Please evacuate safely. Thank you for connecting with me today.