The fire primarily spread up the combustible cladding in a U-shaped indentation in the building's exterior, reaching the top of the building within 20 minutesFirefighters at the sceneA helicopter was used as part of the firefighting effortsAftermath
The Wooshin Golden Suites Fire was a fire that occurred at an
officetel in
Marine City,
Haeundae,
Busan, South Korea on October 1, 2010. The fire started on the fourth floor, caused by a spark from an electrical outlet, and rapidly spread to the top of the building via external combustible
cladding; five injuries were reported.[1][2]
Fire
The fire started around 11:34am on the 4th floor.[3][4]
A fire engine with a 52-metre ladder was launched, but firefighters could not control the fire because it spread so quickly.
Within 20 minutes, the blaze had reached the 38th floor.[2]
According to the Korea Times, the blaze was extinguished after 2.5 hours, after mobilising dozens of fire engines and a helicopter that dropped water on the building from above.[4] According to Nathan White and Michael Delichatsios, writing in Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components, the original 4th-floor fire was put out by 1 pm, with the entire building fire-free by 6.48 pm.[2]
Some residents were evacuated by helicopter from the building's roof.[2]
Causes and background
There was no sprinkler in the 4th-floor room where the fire started.[2]
The reinforced glass in the windows hindered firefighters.
The building featured flammable aluminium composite cladding with a polyethylene core, along with
glass wool or
polystyrene insulation; the fire rapidly spread up the facade, reaching the top of the tower within 20 minutes.[5][2]
The fire primarily spread up a vertical U-shaped indentation in the building's exterior, which created a chimney effect, possibly enhanced by wind blowing in from the sea.[2]
The fire primarily spread up the combustible cladding in a U-shaped indentation in the building's exterior, reaching the top of the building within 20 minutesFirefighters at the sceneA helicopter was used as part of the firefighting effortsAftermath
The Wooshin Golden Suites Fire was a fire that occurred at an
officetel in
Marine City,
Haeundae,
Busan, South Korea on October 1, 2010. The fire started on the fourth floor, caused by a spark from an electrical outlet, and rapidly spread to the top of the building via external combustible
cladding; five injuries were reported.[1][2]
Fire
The fire started around 11:34am on the 4th floor.[3][4]
A fire engine with a 52-metre ladder was launched, but firefighters could not control the fire because it spread so quickly.
Within 20 minutes, the blaze had reached the 38th floor.[2]
According to the Korea Times, the blaze was extinguished after 2.5 hours, after mobilising dozens of fire engines and a helicopter that dropped water on the building from above.[4] According to Nathan White and Michael Delichatsios, writing in Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components, the original 4th-floor fire was put out by 1 pm, with the entire building fire-free by 6.48 pm.[2]
Some residents were evacuated by helicopter from the building's roof.[2]
Causes and background
There was no sprinkler in the 4th-floor room where the fire started.[2]
The reinforced glass in the windows hindered firefighters.
The building featured flammable aluminium composite cladding with a polyethylene core, along with
glass wool or
polystyrene insulation; the fire rapidly spread up the facade, reaching the top of the tower within 20 minutes.[5][2]
The fire primarily spread up a vertical U-shaped indentation in the building's exterior, which created a chimney effect, possibly enhanced by wind blowing in from the sea.[2]