Han Jin-gu, who stood on the seventh flooring whereas looking the window, introduced his cellphone to his mouth when he felt the constructing transfer as soon as once more.

“Sure, even now. It is noisy inside due to the music, however this feels totally different. You understand what I imply Dad. A constructing solely shakes when there’s an earthquake or another equally severe catastrophe.”

Han Jin-gu coughed as a result of darkish smoke that entered by means of the marginally open window.

-That is unusual, that place is a bit removed from the reported space. I received it. You come out first. I will go test it out.

Placing down his cellphone, Han Jin-gu returned to the center of the live performance corridor taking over the Sixth-Eighth flooring.

Squeezing by means of the gang of individuals totally centered on the stage the place a dis-rap battle was occurring, he tapped on the shoulder of his pal, Lim Seon-ah.

“Seon-ah.”

“You didn’t see how rapper Jay-G stuttered simply now did you? He did so badly that the entire decide crew gave him a thumbs down.”

“Let’s exit.”

“Huh? Whhyy?”

“There is a large hearth throughout the road.In conditions like this, it is best to flee first.”

Lim Seon-ah laughed barely.

“If there was one thing like that,somebody would have talked about it by now. There’s so many individuals right here. There are folks from the broadcasting stations, too.”

“An accident occurs when it isn’t anticipated.”

“Who stated that?”

“My dad.”

At Han Jin-gu’s severe expression, Lim seon-ah lifted one finger.

“It is nearly the Jin-Q crew’s flip, let’s simply watch that earlier than we go. You understand how a lot I have been wanting ahead to their efficiency.”

Han Jin-gu appeared backwards and forwards between Lim Seon-ah and his cellphone. He was barely tempted by the thought that yet one more track would not change a lot, however he resisted with a shake of his head.

A interval of some seconds. He had seen his dad have too many nightmares over not having the ability to save somebody on account of a lapse of some seconds.

He might whine at his dad for extra allowance, however as a son, he could not make his dad fear about him about one thing like this.

Seize.

Han Jin-gu forcefully grabbed Lim Seon-ah’s wrist.

“Come out. I am not joking.”

“Jin-gu…….”

Passing by means of the steps resulting in the seats, he opened the door to the seventh flooring. Lim Seon-ah, who was virtually dragged out by her wrist, appeared and pouted at Han Jin-gu.

“There’s nothing outsi…….”

Bang!

This time the constructing flooring shook a lot that extra folks felt it.

The folks on the stage. These watching the stage. Everybody appeared round, questioning what was occurring.

“Physician. I will test on the alternative constructing for a second. If there is a message from HQ, please contact me by means of the radio.”

Dowook nodded his head. Then he watched as Han Min-gyu received out of the motive force’s seat and went in the wrong way of the reported space.

‘I assume he is frightened because it’s associated to his son.’

The divider opened and Lee Ji-seok requested Dowook.

“The place is the Group Chief going?”

“His son is within the live performance corridor throughout the road, he went for a security test over there.”

“Aha. You have not seen Jin-gu but, have you ever physician? He appears precisely just like the group chief. I do not understand how a lot first support coaching he is obtained however he can wrap a bandage higher than me.”

“Higher than somebody who obtained 4 years of coaching?”

Though it was a query stated jokingly, Lee Ji-seok laughed a bit awkwardly.

“I do know. I wasn’t this clumsy again at college. The subsequent time you come for an occasion, I will additionally present a talented look.”

He did not assume that he would take part in an occasion like this, however Dowook internally cheered him on.

“Oh, proper. Does your cellphone work? Mine surprisingly hasn’t been getting a sign since some time in the past.”

At these phrases, Dowook took out his cellphone. He had a sign like normal.

“Mine’s tremendous, although?”

“Look. Mine retains displaying me a warning that I am not in a registered space.”

Lee Ji-seok pushed his cellphone by means of the divider.

“Evidently manner. The hospital’s name cellphone was the identical. That constructing belongs to LT Communications so possibly telephones utilizing their providers aren’t working proper now.”

[T/N: In the raws, the hospital staff seem to use a phone exclusively to communicate among staff, separate from their personal phone. The author calls it a ‘call phone’ so I’m going to just use the same term to differentiate between the phones.]

Dowook’s gaze headed to the six-story constructing. The smoke was not reducing in any respect.

If the decision cellphone was not obtainable, the emergency reporting system within the hospital would even be confused. It was nothing for an intern to name the chief. Simply managing sufferers within the wards can be an issue immediately. This may be the identical for different hospitals.

It was a time when he thought that the fireplace in that constructing may not be only a matter.

Ba-ba-ba-bang!

All of a sudden, there was a loud explosion.

It was a roar loud sufficient to make his eardrums ring, so Dowook closed his eyes for a second and turned his head to search out the epicenter of the sound.

And he noticed it.

An incredible flame stretched out towards the doorway of the constructing with 17 flooring. Han Min-gyu simply went out for a security inspection there.

Dowook picked up the walkie-talkie urgently.

“Group chief! Are you able to hear me?”

Bzzzt…

Dowook rushed out towards the constructing the place it was additional away from the warmth and pressed the radio transmission button.

“Reply, group chief!”

The flames rising towards the constructing appeared like a torch that was intensively burning in a single place.

Because it was large sufficient to swallow up the environment, the flame rapidly unfold all through the first flooring’s ceiling and partitions.

Regardless that the sprinkler was working above the fireplace, its momentum was not dampened in any respect.

“What’s that…”

“Oh, it is scorching. Physician. What in regards to the group chief?”

When requested by Lee Ji-seok, who adopted, Dowook shook his head. As soon as once more, he despatched a radio, however there was no reply.

As quickly as he had an ominous hunch that he may need been engulfed in a hearth that was arduous to even strategy.

Bzzzt.

– Right here…  Shopping center…… I’m on the best aspect of the shopping center.

Han Min-gyu’s voice was heard.

1st flooring of Ahyeon Constructing buying district, 10:55 p.m.

In entrance of the buying district, the place all of the doorways and home windows have been damaged as a result of shock of the fireplace explosion, Dowook approached with the emergency bag on his shoulder.

“Group chief!”

“I’m right here…”

Contained in the cafe with a twisted signal, Han Min-gyu sat in opposition to the wall and raised his hand.

As quickly as he noticed Dowook, he realized that Han Min-gyu’s left arm had a fracture. He instantly spoke into the walkie-talkie on his shoulder.

“Lee Ji-seok. I want an arm splint right here.”

Bzzzt..

-Understood.

There was blood flowing from Han Min-gyu’s brow, so Dowook knelt down and checked out his head. There have been indicators that he had slid on the ground.

“Are you dizzy?”

“It is okay. I did not lose my thoughts on account of a concussion, nevertheless it took time to search out this walkie-talkie.”

Dowook, who opened the emergency bag, took out a tweezer and a sterilizing pad, sterilized Han Min-gyu’s wound, and put a band-aid on his head.

Han Min-gyu, who swallowed his groans, requested.

“Have you ever contacted the HQ?”

“Lee Ji-seok goes to do it.”

“Fortuitously, I prevented the explosion. I used to be checking that.”

Han Min-gyu pointed to the nook of the cafe along with his proper hand. Dowook turned his head and his eyes widened.

The lid of the manhole.

It was caught within the wall. It did not go effectively with the ambiance of a European-style cafe to argue that it was an inside ornament.

“Why is that right here?”

“I did not know at first, however I knew after I noticed the explosion. The epicenter of this fireplace just isn’t the LT constructing.”

Maybe due to the ache, Han Min-gyu groaned earlier than persevering with.

“The explosion simply now’s a flashover. Gasoline from decaying merchandise condenses after which erupts without delay. Are you able to stand me up for a second?”

He helped Han Min-gyu and walked out of the mall. The flames coated your complete first flooring of the constructing.

“There is a combustion level within the basement the place this manhole lid flew in, which might trigger a super-large flashover of that measurement. Do you perceive me?”

It was a sudden query, however Dowook nodded.

“I’ve received a splint!”

Lee Ji-seok ran with an emergency bag. Dowook took the splint and tried to place it on Han Min-gyu’s left arm.

“No, splints disrupt motion. Simply wrap it with a compression bandage.”

“What? It’s important to go to the hospital.”

“I am unable to do this”.

Han Min-gyu’s gaze was on the flames. He headed to the middle of the constructing.

“We have now to evacuate the folks in there. If they arrive down the constructing recklessly, they are going to be suffocated by the thick smoke. We have now to information them by means of the evacuation path to the buying district the place the flames haven’t reached but. Evacuation is a struggle in opposition to time. Physician, you inform the headquarters in regards to the hearth traces that I defined…….”

Han Min-gyu was ignoring the ache of a damaged bone. Dowook reached out to Lee Ji-seok.

“Please give me a splint.”

“Physician…”

Lee Ji-seok appeared like he did not know what to do with Dowook’s directions that conflicted with Han Min-gyu’s.

“If you happen to put stress on damaged bones, you’ll be able to’t use your hand correctly for the remainder of your life. Even your nerves are broken proper now.”

Dowook declared as he took the splint from Lee Ji-seok and glued it correctly to his left arm with a bandage.

“I will go.”

Lee Ji-seok, who was serving to subsequent to him, paused.

Han Min-gyu shook his head.

“The physician is a volunteer. You haven’t any obligation to take dangers.”

“Sadly, I’ve an obligation. I took the Hippocratic Oath.”

Dowook, who accomplished splint remedy, hung an emergency bag on his shoulder.

“Name telephones, cell telephones, and the Web are all lifeless. Most hospitals will be unable to accommodate emergency sufferers correctly. It’s important to block it upfront.”

Han Min-gyu bit his lips tightly. He would by no means have allowed different volunteers to do it. However that physician saved a number of lives faithfully all day lengthy.

His son, who he couldn’t contact, was up there, so he wished to run immediately, however Han Min-gyu made up his thoughts and opened his mouth.

“Please, sir. Ji-seok, you’ll be able to accompany and assist him with the refugees.”

“Sure, group chief.”

Dowook requested, wanting by means of the buying district on the fifth flooring.

“If it is a struggle in opposition to time, do you imply earlier than that fireplace spreads to the fifth flooring related to the buying district?”

“The flames will proceed to be delayed when the sprinkler system on every flooring is activated. However the smoke is one other story. It have to be earlier than poisonous smoke invades the fifth flooring to make sure protected out of doors escape. Maintain the radio going. I will keep up a correspondence with the headquarters and preserve you posted.”

“I’ll.”

Dowook and Lee Ji-seok ran in direction of the primary gate of the damaged buying district.

Han Min-gyu, who quietly watched Dowook’s again leaping in with out wanting again, hurriedly returned to the ambulance along with his left arm wrapped in a splint.

The highway resulting in Ahyeon-gu was tightly blocked.

Reporter Yoon Jin-hyo, who received off the taxi, couldn’t shut his mouth as he noticed a hearth hovering from each side.

“Oh my god…”

One had no selection however to hope to the heavens that there wouldn’t be any harm whereas this catastrophe.

This was not the size {that a} third-class newspaper firm that made a dwelling from solicitation ads might cowl.

Yoon Jin-hyo’s gaze swept by means of an area full of fireside vans.

The news about Park Dowook have to be as much as right here. He would simply have to hope within the face of such a large catastrophe.

“Heuk…. heuk….”

Dowook jumped up the steep emergency stairs without delay and opened the door on the fifth flooring. He appeared into the hallway, calming his coronary heart with deep breaths.

A discover board on the wall.

There was an arrow within the path of the live performance corridor subsequent to the knowledge on the comfort amenities.

“It is over there.”

He was transferring in direction of the pointed path and ran once more, however out of the blue a loud crash sounded from outdoors the constructing. There was a vibration. It was an explosion that made one lean in opposition to the wall and crouch down.

“Are you okay, physician?”

When requested by Lee Ji-seok, Dowook checked out him saying that he was okay.

Bzzzt.

-The flames are spreading by layers. The flames are hovering for the time being on account of extreme air. The flames are nonetheless on the primary flooring of the primary constructing.

“Okay.”

-I radioed the headquarters, however the communication community burned down and the variety of experiences soared, so I could not attain the folks within the constructing. Further rescue groups have been dispatched, however it’s tough for them to reach earlier than the evacuation golden time.

Whereas operating whereas listening to the radio, a door resulting in the primary Seventeenth-story constructing appeared on the finish of the hall of the fifth flooring.

“I am about to enter the primary constructing.”

-The headquarters categorised folks as rescue work first. At present, the physician is accountable for rescue, not first support.

“It means I’m a volunteer firefighter.”

-No, you are the individual accountable for the rescue mission. I am a volunteer hearth captain. Different members can even name the physician because the captain for comfort as of this time. You probably have any directions or necessities, please let me know immediately.

The information that evacuation was the one countermeasure left.

In entrance of the lifeless finish, Dowook felt a heavy sense of accountability weighing on his shoulders. Fortuitously, Han Min-gyu’s sense as a paramedic was clearly flowing in his neural circuit since he had been utilizing all of it day.

“Did you perceive, Captain Park Dowook?”

“Understood. Let’s go!”