“I thought they had evacuated, but…” Elementary school student with intellectual disabilities dies in a house fire.

Grandparents evacuated from small room without grandson…discovered in inner room after fire extinguished
Presumed to have died from suffocation… “Low likelihood of crime, but investigating circumstances through on-site inspection”,

[Yeonggwang=Newsis] At 8:32 PM on the 23rd, a fire broke out in a house in Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, and the fire department is extinguishing the fire. (Photo provided by Yeonggwang Fire Department) 2024.06.24. photo@newsis.com *Prohibition of resale and DB, ‘[Yeonggwang=Newsis] Reporter Kim Hye-in = A elementary school student who went to visit his grandparents’ house on the weekend died after being trapped in a fire.’,
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, ‘According to the Yeonggwang Police Station in Jeollanam-do on the 24th, an elementary school student with intellectual disabilities, A (11), died in a house in Hongnong-eup, Yeonggwang-gun, at 8:32 PM the previous day.’,
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, ‘A, who lived in an apartment nearby with his parents, visited his grandparents’ house every weekend. A also spent the weekend evening at the home of grandfather B (87) the previous day.’,
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, “After A finished bathing, the elderly couple B heard a loud ‘bang’ sound and saw flames erupting in a small room during dinner.”,
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, ‘The grandparents, realizing that a fire had broken out in the room where A usually slept, opened the door through which smoke was pouring and shouted, “Come out.”‘,
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, ‘Assuming that A had evacuated, the grandparents moved outside, but upon realizing that A was not visible, they were greatly alarmed. In addition, they explained that it was difficult to go back inside the house to search for their grandson as the fire and smoke were spreading.’,
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, ‘The fire burned half of the 119㎡ brick house and caused property damage estimated at around 90,000 won (by the fire department). The fire was extinguished after about 30 minutes.’,
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, ‘A was found in a state of cardiac arrest in the inner room of the house and was transferred to a nearby hospital, but died. The preliminary autopsy results showed death by suffocation.’,
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, ‘No signs of arson or other criminal suspicions have been found so far.’,
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, ‘The police have requested an autopsy on A and are conducting on-site inspections at the fire scene on the same day.’,
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, ‘A police official stated, “Currently, we believe the likelihood of criminal involvement is low, but we are investigating the circumstances of the fire with all possibilities open.”.’,
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