The doorway to Ahyun Constructing. 11:10pm.

A considerable amount of water from 5 fireplace vehicles was being shot on the constructing.

“Water stress, extra!”

The water from the tarpaulin added to suppress the burning level of the flames despatched sparks all around the constructing.

Firefighters in fireplace fits approached the flames extra aggressively, whatever the warmth.

The firefighters on the primary flooring have been finishing up the suppression work with a hose and searching on the hideous stays of the constructing destroyed by the fireplace.

“Captain, did everybody within the constructing evacuate? The smoke will go as much as the highest flooring.”

“I do not know. We simply must want all of them got here out rapidly.”

Bzzzt.

-The primary response captain continues to be contained in the constructing. We discovered one other survivor on the 4th flooring, and two members are presently in transit. We’d like extra folks right here.

The rescue staff chief of Mapo-seo, who was helping with the hose, instantly responded to the radio.

“Software for Mapo-seo. All personnel besides the members engaged on suppressing the underground combustion level are supported for all times search.”

-Sure, captain.

-Understood.

On the similar time, on the fifth flooring of the annex of Ahyun Constructing.

Crash!

Dowook broke a window on the finish of the widespread hallway and appeared down the corridor along with his lantern.

[T/N: Lantern was used to describe the flashlight stuck on the helmet in the novel so I just stuck with it.]

The smoke from the explosion simply now reworked the fifth flooring into an area the place visibility couldn’t be secured. If this continued, there was a excessive risk of suffocation inside a couple of minutes.

He rapidly continued to speak, opening the field of the descending belt on the wall.

“Any more, we’ll go down this manner one by one.”

Lee Ji-seok assisted from the facet and hung a cosy hook on the help.

Dowook noticed the three folks standing behind with a belt. He advised Lim Seon-ah, who saved coughing and crying as a result of thick smoke.

“Seon-ah, go down first.”

“Me? Me?”

Lee Ji-seok threw a reel with a rope wrapped across the floor. Whirling, the road that fell touched the bottom.

“Daewon-nim…”

For Lim Seon-ah, who appeared afraid that she needed to depend on a single rope from the fifth flooring, Dowook hung the belt on and pulled the mounted ring ahead.

Dowook put the 2 ropes hooked up to the reel tightly in Lim Seon-ah’s trembling palms and calmly stated.

“I do know it is exhausting. Nonetheless, in an accident like this, life flashes by in a second of hesitation. Shut your eyes and take braveness. Like your boyfriend.”

“B-boyfriend?”

At Lim Seon-ah’s gaze, Han Jin-gu turned his head with a clumsy look.

Dowook put one foot on the window body and assisted Lim Solar-ah’s arm to information her outdoors.

“Watch out of the glass items. Sure. Like that.”

Outdoors the window, Lim Seon-ah held on a rope and noticed folks crying inside. Han Jin-gu got here proper subsequent to her and stated.

“It is the identical as a experience within the amusement park.”

“Who?”

“Me. Cease crying and go down.”

As quickly as she wiped away the tears along with her sleeves, Lim Seon-ah’s physique started to descend.

Dowook spoke into the walkie-talkie hooked up to his shoulder.

“Again of the constructing. The descending stage has begun.”

Bzzzt.

-Confirmed. Paramedics are ready downstairs.

The well being coach acquired on after Lim Seon-ah settled on the bottom. When Dowook noticed the person hanging on the rope, he put his mouth to the walkie-talkie.

“The affected person is sweating quite a bit. Please prescribe painkillers and fluids immediately.”

The person nodded to Dowook in thanks. The descending man settled on the bottom. It was Han Jin-gu’s flip.

Han Jin-gu, who was accustomed to the belt on his chest, appeared again at Dowook.

“Thanks, Daewon-nim.”

“I am extra grateful. Good job, Jin-gu.”

Whereas Han Jin-gu was taking place, the reception gentle shone on Dowook’s radio.

-That is the command put up on the spot. There was a 119 textual content message report, and it was data {that a} affected person with a respiratory assault was remoted on the fifth flooring of the procuring district. Is there anybody who can verify it?

-It is close to the emergency exit on the 4th flooring, but it surely’s very troublesome to safe a view. I am going to go up and begin looking immediately.

Within the midst of this, there have been extra injured folks. Dowook turned to the environment. There was nothing to be seen within the smoke-filled space.

Dowook shouted inward simply in case.

“Affected person! Is there a affected person right here?”

The reply didn’t come again. Within the meantime, the belt and twine, which had completed Han Jin-gu’s descent, got here up once more.

“Physician, please go down. The within is like this, we now have to depart it to the latecomers now.”

Lee Ji-seok’s phrases have been pure. Dowook nodded, too.

When the belt was hanging on his physique.

Tingle.

He felt a sensation that stimulated his fingertips someplace. He did not know what sort it was, however he may inform as quickly as he felt it that somebody was close by.

The placement reported by radio was too far to be considered a firefighter.

All he needed to do now was experience and go down. However his toes would not transfer.

Lee Ji-seok’s eyes grew larger as he noticed Dowook loosening the belt once more.

“I will be the final one to go. The physician has finished sufficient.”

“The affected person is subsequent to me, so I can not fake I did not see.”

“Subsequent to you?”

Dowook turned his head within the path of somebody’s sense delivered via his particular sense. Clothes retailer. No, subsequent to it. It was close to the lavatory.

The space was about 15m.

Dowook put his mouth on the walkie-talkie.

“HQ. Please reply HQ. I believe I heard the survivor within the toilet on the left facet of the SS clothes retailer. After checking, if I discover anybody, I am going to carry them close to the ventilated descending drive.”

Lee Ji-seok additionally carefully adopted Dowook operating via smoke and darkness.

Crack!

Dowook, who opened the lavatory door and lit the lantern round, discovered a person mendacity in entrance of the sink along with his cellular phone in his hand.

When he ran and checked, the extent of consciousness had decreased quite a bit resulting from suffocation from smoke. He saved muttering phrases like “swag” or “flex.”

‘What sort of sense did you ship?’

He did not know who it was, however because of the person’s distinctive sense, he was capable of uncover him like this. He was a reasonably fortunate survivor.

Dowook turned to Lee Ji-seok.

“Maintain his legs.”

“Sure!”

He was attempting to tug him out, however the man who forcefully opened his eyes noticed Dowook.

“Firefighter…”

“Affected person, maintain your breath slightly bit. You inhaled lots of smoke.”

“Over there… My crew…”….”

The person pointed at it along with his finger. It was an indication that there was one other affected person, so Lee Ji-seok ran immediately and opened the door.

“Physician! There’s somebody who’s unconscious right here, too!”

“Carry them out! We do not have time!”

He hung each palms between the person’s armpits and pulled him again. Though he was heavy, it was price dragging him out, so Dowook did his greatest.

15 meters. 10 meters. 5 meters…

Dowook arrived subsequent to the descending drive and caught his head out of the open window.

“Pfft! Heuk…. heuk…..”

The smoke made his eyes tear and his nostril run. First, he took a breath and turned his head.

“Daewon-nim, from this facet, contemporary air…”….”

He could not see Lee Ji-seok, who ought to have adopted behind.

“Daewon-nim!”

Bzzzt.

“Headquarters. Lee Ji-seok is just not seen. Lee Jiseok is…….”

Dowook hurriedly radioed and noticed three headlights seen via the smoke.

Extra rescue groups geared up with fireplace fits and air respirators have been approaching the collapsed Lee Ji-seok and an unconscious affected person in each arms. They arrived by a slim margin.

Shim Jae-man, staff chief of Yongsan Hearth Station, who was on the forefront, gave Dowook a further respirator that led to an oxygen tank.

“We’re slightly late, captain.”

Group chief Shim reported to the headquarters by walkie-talkie whereas inhaling clear air via the respirator.

“Met the on-site captain of Yongsan rescue staff 1. The 119 caller and extra affected person have been secured. Each are unconscious.”

Bzzzt.

-Confirmed. The ladder truck is approaching the fifth flooring. Switch to the ladder with the unconscious sufferers.

Group chief Shim requested Dowook who took a deep breath.

“You have been right here, physician.”

“My shift is not over but.”

Group chief Shim watched Dowook joking calmly and smiled.

“Physician, what do you normally do to make this occur? Are you from a particular rescue staff?”

“A surgeon. To begin with.”

“To begin with?”

Dowook turned to the fallen affected person. He knew what sense stimulated him.

He felt his physique using a beat now, and he felt a want to rhyme the “Sir” of surgeon by including the “Sir” of firm.

[T/N: It doesn’t make sense in English but they both begin with the same syllable in Korean.]

This man was a rapper.

“Dr. Dowook!”

Lee Ji-seok opened his eyes with a scream. Wanting round, he realized that this was contained in the stretcher of an ambulance and sat up.

“You wakened. Are you respiration effectively?”

When he turned his head, he noticed Professor Min Eung-sik’s face.

“I misplaced consciousness in the course of the rescue work. What in regards to the others? Are all of them protected?”

Professor Min nodded.

“The important affected person discovered in the course of the evacuation was transferred to the hospital, and the primary staff of paramedics is offering medical help on the web site. Are you able to see the staff chief?”

Lee Ji-seok’s eyes have been on Han Min-gyu.

Holding his son Han Jin-gu’s hand coated with a blanket and patting his again.

Tonight, staff chief Han Min-gyu, who calmly deliberate and made a rapid resolution to save lots of these trapped in there, was just like the incarnation of the spirit of sacrifice.

Nonetheless, he was additionally smiling broadly at his son’s survival. It was the second he needed to name his mother.

After ending the dialog along with his son, Han Min-gyu approached the ambulance. And he noticed Lee Ji-seok.

“Why are you crying?”

“I do know. Calmness. Pleasure or unhappiness is as much as the affected person’s household.….”

Han Min-gyu, who approached his junior who began crying overtly, put his hand on his shoulder.

“Thanks. Due to you, my youngster got here again alive.”

“It is not because of me…… Crying… It is due to the physician…………… And this…… I am crying as an alternative of you.”

“Okay, okay.”

Han Min-gyu, who was patting Lee Ji-seok on the again, headed for Dowook who was disinfecting a affected person’s torn brow.

-Please do what you may as a physician. I encourage you.

What he stated within the daytime occasion.

However–

May this stuff be stated to be issues that docs may do? Even when he had climbed up there with a wholesome physique, he wouldn’t have been assured that he may save so many individuals safely.

Bzzzt.

– Group chief, we’re operating out of disinfectant cotton pads. Can we get provides? There are fairly just a few sufferers with lacerations ready for switch right here.

Dowook’s radio.

“I am going to ask for extra provides, sir. Oh, and Jiseok wakened.”

-Is that so?

“He’s crying like a snot-nosed brat, so I can not ship him to the physician immediately.”

-Haha. Inform him to return slowly. He will need to have inhaled lots of smoke.

Han Min-gyu climbed into the passenger seat. Speaking with the headquarters, he turned to 2 buildings the place the flames have been virtually extinguished.

Weewoo weewoo!

The realm across the scene was stuffed with pink lights with a loud engine sound.

The sound and lightweight have been pressing and determined, however the look of firefighters busy right here and there was sufficient to make them really feel relieved.

* * *

[07:00 News Special Part 2 – Ahyeon-dong Underground Fire]

Final night time, a fireplace within the basement of LT Communication in Seodaemun-gu paralyzed main networks and the Web in Seoul.

The reporting system of the police station and the fireplace division was rendered inoperable, and even the decision cellphone, a way of contacting the medical employees, was disrupted on the hospital.

…….

It is not simply unlucky information. The viewers of “Present Me the Rhyme,” who have been trapped within the constructing the place the flames moved, have been capable of evacuate safely with the actions of a rescue staff.

A metropolis corridor official commented on the state of affairs as he stated, “If we did not preserve the golden time of quarter-hour in a state of affairs the place all communication is paralyzed, there would have been a disaster through which all 323 guests would have died.”

In the meantime, rapper Jin-Q, who virtually misplaced his life whereas guarding his colleague who had a seizure in the course of the evacuation, shall be making a cheering tune for the firefighters who saved him and his colleague…….

Seodaemun Hearth Station, Sunday at 9 am.

A girl in her mid-50s with sharp eyes stood on the rostrum of a multipurpose room stuffed with reporters.

-Chief! Is the reason for the fireplace an underground fuel leak?

“It is unlikely that it is an exterior issue, reminiscent of fireplace or arson. However the precise reason for the fireplace is just not identified. The ventilator and facility particles are left to the Nationwide Forensic Service.”

-There’s a rumor that outsiders, not firefighters, performed an lively position within the evacuation of the live performance corridor, which has turn into a scorching subject!

“It was a volunteer, not an outsider. The emergency staff at Seodaemun Hearth Station will proceed to totally cooperate with Myeong Sae hospital the place Park Dowook is positioned to guard the security of residents.”

In entrance of reporters, the chief’s phrases, which solely talked about Myeong Sae hospital particularly, contained infinite belief.

The rescue staff chief approached and whispered to the chief, who continued to reply the questions. The chief, who nodded, spoke to the reporters.

“That is the top of the press convention. There’s nonetheless an necessary occasion left.”

Reporters’ flashes adopted the chief leaving the multipurpose room.

“Everybody, consideration! Bow!”

[T/N: Bowing is considered a greeting of respect and the lower you bow the more you respect the other, sort of like a salute, I guess. Usually, most people simply nod their heads in greeting. If it’s toward someone you really respect, you bow at the waist at a 90° angle.]

After 24 hours of volunteer work, the firefighters who got here again bowed all collectively.

Han Min-gyu spoke to the volunteer staff who appeared to have returned from the struggle.

“Thanks on your exhausting work. Return now and relaxation effectively.”

He was about to declare dissolution, however the fireplace division’s chief walked out of the again door.

The crew straightened their postures on the similar time. Han Min-gyu additionally confronted the chief with a straight posture.

“Group chief Han. Did you end your shift?”

“Sure, chief.”

“The members transfer to their respective positions. Wait a minute, volunteer staff.”

She appeared again on the volunteers with daring eyes.

“I am the chief conductor of Seodaemun Hearth Station.”

Final identify Ji. First identify Hwi-ja.

As quickly as she stated her uncommon identify, voices of “What?” and “No approach?” popped out among the many docs from Myeong Sae hospital, which was targeting one facet.

[T/N: Reason why the doctors from Myeong Sae were so surprised is because traditionally, siblings had the same character in their given name. This isn’t done as much anymore though. But in this case, there is a high chance that the chief of the fire department is the sister of the chief of the emergency center at Myeong Sae.]

“I acquired information in regards to the Ahyeon-dong accident final night time, so I am going to simply let . The hospital the place the important affected person was despatched contacted us, and stated the affected person has recovered his consciousness. Thanks, everybody. It is like a miracle that the dying toll is zero in a serious catastrophe of this scale.”

The chief bowed politely towards the volunteers.

“Life is dignified and never price greater than that. Your voluntary participation has sublimely preserved its worth.”

Subsequent to Chief Ji, the occasion planner Yoon Gwon-ryul, and the district official approached and greeted the volunteers as soon as once more.

A poster of volunteer staff positioned on the entrance of the fireplace station gently waved within the wind.

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Sync: Veteran first support staff chief’s fast response technique

Motion: Expert emergency response turns into potential to sufferers in disaster.