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A camper van caught fire on a beach parking lot in Haenam County, South Jeolla Province. The 60-year-old owner suffered first-degree facial burns; the vehicle was completely destroyed. Firefighters took 45–50 minutes to extinguish the blaze.
Around noon on January 20, a camper van caught fire on a beach parking lot in Haenam County, South Jeolla Province. According to sources, a 60-year-old man (the owner) sustained first-degree burns to his face. The vehicle was completely destroyed.
Twenty-five firefighters were deployed to extinguish the fire. One source reports a response time of 45 minutes, another about 50 minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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A fire in a camper van parked in Haenam County, South Jeolla Province, resulted in one injury. The blaze, which occurred around noon on the 20th, took...
A fire in a camper van parked in Haenam County, South Jeolla Province, resulted in one injury. The blaze, which occurred around noon on the 20th, took approximately 50 minutes to extinguish and required 25 firefighters.
A fire broke out in a camper van at a beach in Haeanam County, South Jeolla Province. A man in his 60s sustained first-degree burns to his face, and t...
A fire broke out in a camper van at a beach in Haeanam County, South Jeolla Province. A man in his 60s sustained first-degree burns to his face, and the vehicle was completely destroyed. The fire, extinguished after 45 minutes, is under investigation.
Updated: 18.07.2026
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