Tears of a foreign housewife who lost her mother and two children on fire

Around 3:05 am on the 31st, a fire in a house in Myeongryun-dong, Wonju, Gangwon-do, moved to an adjacent house, killing three people, including grandmother, granddaughter, and grandson from multicultural families. (Provided original address)-Two grandmothers and grandchildren from multicultural families, who had been making a living from work cut off due to Corona 19, are regretting their lives in a fire.

Around 3:5 am on the 31st, a fire broke out in a house in Myeongryun-dong, Wonju, Gangwon-do.

The place where the fire was burned is the Wondong Namsan Redevelopment Area, where about 20 houses before demolition are stuck.

As a result, 12 fire engines and 35 firefighters were dispatched, but it was difficult to extinguish. The fire was blown by strong winds and ignited to the neighboring house, in which four people, including Filipino A (70, female), his daughter B (35, Filipino), granddaughter (9), and grandson (8), were in one room. I was sleeping.

Mr. B managed to come out of the house through a window with the help of neighbors.

Then, along with the residents, they tried to rescue other families, but the house was quickly covered with fire.

In the process of evacuating, Mr. B suffered burns in various places and even drank smoke, making it difficult to properly control even his own body.

Eventually, Mother A and her children were mad in the fierce flame and could not escape.

The fire extinguished in about an hour and 20 minutes, and they were found dead.

B, who was transferred to the hospital, is said to be unable to speak properly because of the shock and grief of losing his old mother and children overnight.

Mr. A, who died last year, came to Korea at the invitation of his daughter.

A police official said, “The mothers of the children can barely speak and are only crying,” and “the mental shock seems to be quite large.”

Mr. B’s family is suffering from a hardship of living due to Corona 19, and is adding to the regret after being mistreated.

B, who went to a plastic factory, lost his job several months ago in the aftermath of Corona 19.

Since then, five families have lived in China, relying only on the income of her husband, who works as a welding job.

Seung Bong-hyuk, head of the Wonju Police Station, said, “It’s too unfortunate to see from the side and it hurts my heart,” he said. “We plan to link organizations that can receive support such as multicultural centers.”

Meanwhile, the police believe that the first fire broke out in an oil stove in the house of a man in his 60s, a neighbor of Mr. B, and plans to conduct a joint inspection with the National Institute of Scientific Investigation.

(Wonju = News 1)