On the way to work, a firefighter stopped an accident that almost spread by a big fire. When he saw a fire in the car in the tunnel, he rushed to the fire and started extinguishing it early. No one was injured thanks to the quick response.
This is KNN reporter Hansol Choi.
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It is a tunnel in Gimhae, Gyeongnam.
A truck stops at an evacuation route inside the tunnel, emitting flames.
A fire broke out from a full 3.5t truck loader.
If the lights are not turned off quickly, the entire tunnel is filled with toxic smoke and vehicles on the way to work can become entangled, resulting in a major catastrophe.
Suddenly, a vehicle stops when it sees a truck burning on fire.
Then, they run to the scene of the fire with embers scattering.
This is the second year firefighter, Daewon Lee Joong-hyun.
[이중현/양산소방서 구조구급대 : 운전자로 추정되는 분의 안전을 파악하고 바로 뒤편에 소화전이 있어서 소화전의 호스를 연장해서 화재 진압을 시도했습니다.]
If the initial response was late, the inside of the tunnel was filled with smoke and a secondary accident could occur.
Even when the dispatched paramedics arrived, they handed over only the fire protection jacket and helped extinguish the fire until the light went out, and even one person was not killed.
[이중현/양산소방서 구조구급대 : 다친 곳은 없었는데 연기를 많이 마시긴 했습니다. 제가 아니라도 현장을 본 소방관이라면 저보다 더 빨리 뛰쳐나갔을 것입니다.]
Lee Joong-hyun, who is also an incumbent firefighter, his father resembles the hero of this era, saying that he only did what he had to do in dangerous situations.
(Video coverage: Jung Chang-wook KNN)