A passenger car burst into flames at a memorial park in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, around 5:05 p.m. on March 2, resulting in the death of the 80-year-old driver.
Rapid Fire Response
Firefighters responded promptly to eyewitness reports and fully extinguished the blaze in just 26 minutes. However, they found the driver in cardiac arrest inside the Hyundai Avante sedan.
Ongoing Investigation
Police and fire officials are probing the precise cause of the fire, which occurred while the vehicle was traveling at high speed, along with the full circumstances of the driver’s death.
