쿠팡 화재 때 땅바닥 누운 소방관…음료 기부 천사들 [여기,잇슈] / YTN

#Coupang #Fire #Firefighter The Coupang Incheon logistics warehouse, where a fire raged for 109 hours. On the fourth day of the fire, it began to rain. A firefighter, barely catching his breath after battling the flames, spotted a cardboard box. He examined the box next to a pile of trash, spread it out wide, placed it on the ground, and plopped down onto it. Other firefighters also leaned against the glass window outside the cafe to catch a quick nap. This sight deeply lingered in the eyes of the cafe owner, who had been unable to open the doors due to restricted access in the vicinity caused by the Coupang fire. "Firefighters, you may come in." "We offer you coffee." "You may have a meal." This is the reason why handwritten letters, pressed firmly into the paper, were posted in front of the cafe. Kim Eun-hee / Owner of a cafe near the Coupang fire "The fire broke out on Saturday. On Monday, the district office had ordered us to close completely, and it rained very heavily that day. I had closed the shop that day, but I happened to look at the CCTV footage and saw that everyone was lying down on this side of our parking lot. They were lying down and sitting down to eat. So, after seeing that, I called the fire department. I told them we would open the doors tomorrow so they could just eat and rest here, since we couldn't operate anyway. But as they came in, I realized that if they drank coffee, I simply couldn't accept payment." Reporter "This is the spot where the firefighters were sitting at the time. If you look, there is trash here. Actually, it isn't a suitable space for sitting or resting. There is food left here. They were sitting on the opposite side like this. I see." In response to the owner's good deed, the headquarters also lent its support by donating five boxes of coffee beans. In addition to coffee, we are also providing beverages for firefighters and police officers who do not drink coffee. Over the course of those four days, the number of drinks provided has already approached 900. Then, how is business... going... Kim Eun-hee / Owner of a cafe near the Coupang fire "I opened in May. It hasn't been that long. Originally, people passing by here used to stop by and buy things. But now everything is blocked off, and I'm worried because I don't know when it will open up again. (Then the loss in revenue must be enormous.) Yes. It is enormous, but I'm just trying to clear my mind right now. I'm just going to keep going. I just hope that this gets resolved quickly, that things return to normal. That is my feeling right now." Wait. There are more papers posted in front of the cafe. "Hello. This is the company right next to the cafe." "Thanks to all of you who risked your lives fighting the flames on the front lines, the lives of countless citizens and the precious daily lives of nearby businesses were preserved." "You are our heroes. We hope this small cup of coffee will give you strength." It turns out that other businesses also contributed to this cafe through a prepayment system. We visited that place as well. This owner, too, could not help but feel at ease watching the firefighters and police officers fighting for their lives at the scene. Nam Mi-yeon / Representative of a company near the Coupang fire "Since this is a dangerous area where the evacuation order was issued, I couldn't stay at the company for long. We have two CCTV cameras here, and while checking the current situation, I saw the firefighters sitting down to eat and even spreading out cardboard boxes to lie down on. It was quite heartbreaking to see that..." It wasn't just the cafe prepayment. They even opened their parking lot, located right in front of the fire site, for the firefighters and police officers. They kept the bright lights illuminating the parking lot on 24 hours a day to help facilitate fire department meetings and other activities. The CEO even sent a video report to YTN immediately after the fire broke out. His sole wish was for the public to recognize the hard work of the firefighters. Nam Mi-yeon / Representative of a business near the Coupang fire "When I first saw the news about the risk of collapse, I trembled with fear and terror that our daily lives and existence were crumbling. I am sincerely grateful that you overcame that fear with us and fought on the scene. I will become a citizen who wholeheartedly supports the fire department and police from now on. Thank you." Kim Yong-geun / President of the Incheon Western Fire Station Volunteer Firefighter Association "I was very pleased to hear the news that they were providing these for free. We had been thinking a lot about things like cold drinks, so I was very grateful that they were given to us for free." Then what about Coupang? Coupang is reported to have provided various forms of support, such as snacks, meals, packed lunches, ice, and bottled water, to volunteer firefighters who were dispatched to the scen...