Residents evacuate after going out with electric carpet on causing fire - South Korea

The person left the house with the electric carpet on and overheated, causing a fire and causing a commotion that forced the evacuation of about 30 residents of the apartment.
According to the Gyeonggi (Gyeonggi) and Bucheon (Bucheon) fire stations on the 22nd, 6 a.m. yesterday.
The fire broke out on the third floor of a nine-story apartment building in Wonmi District around 1:15 p.m. A resident who lives on the fourth floor of this apartment building went to throw away trash and when he returned to his room, he found smoke coming out.
, who reported to the fire department that ``I could smell burning rubber.'' Although the fire did not cause any loss of life, the electric carpet and mat in the room on the third floor were scorched and the equivalent of 3 million won (approximately 330,000 yen) was lost.
Property damage occurred (estimated by the fire department), and 32 residents were evacuated. Fire authorities received the call and sent 30 firefighters and 14 vehicles, including pump trucks, to extinguish the fire in 22 minutes.
Fire authorities believe the fire started when heat accumulated in the latex mat with the electric carpet attached, and the cause of the fire is being further investigated.