A fire broke out in a house on the second floor of a four-story villa in Ngong-dong. Firefighters were called to the scene and knocked on the front doors of each house to guide evacuees.
Seven people were evacuated and rescues were made, but the doors would not open.
However, authorities forced the front doors of six households that did not respond, damaging the doors and locking mechanisms in the process, resulting in 8 million won in compensation.
Normally, the owner of the house that was incinerated must pay compensation through fire insurance, but in this case, the owner of the house that was incinerated died, so compensation was not available.
It was possible. The other households did not have fire insurance either, and they claimed compensation costs from the Northern Fire Department. Firefighters can claim damages during their activities with administrative compensation liability insurance, but they cannot claim damages from forced opening.
The insurance company reportedly refused to pay the claim, citing that there were no relevant matters. The fire department said that it is difficult to spend 60% of the accident-related budget set aside 10 million won.
The North Book said that forced release was unavoidable and that it plans to take measures to provide compensation.
2025/02/23 15:11 KST
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