One day, the Goshiwon where I was staying caught fire at 11:30 pm and it was a traumatic experience as there was smoke and the fire alarms were ringing crazily. The Goshiwon was in the 5th floor. I couldn't think of anything but to call the owner. I called the owner and as she was staying 30 minutes away from the Goshiwon, she asked me to call the helpline. But before I could call the helpline I could hear fire engines and ambulance. I peeped out through the balcony window and there was a line of fire engines which meant that it was huge fire and that they were informed even before the alarm started ringing in the Goshiwon. Korea is super fast in such things.
On the hand, there was this Korean guy(who was also staying in the Goshiwon) who had woken up hearing the alarm. He goes near the alarm control and tries to switch off the alarm. There's a fire and he is so cool about it???? I got really worried and asked him to leave the place. I don't know whether he was trying to act cool or whether he was sleepy. We went down and the firefighters asked us whether we had inhaled smoke and then took us into the ambulance and checked us. The fire was put off but the 1st floor(ground floor) and the basement still had smoke. Even after that day, the alarm used to ring because of the smoke in the basement. It used to give me shock waves.
Once you go through such a traumatic experience the veins in your body tends to feel prickly.
How did the fire start? A stupid guy staying in another room had thrown the cigarette butt outside through the window and it was the cause of fire(That is what I heard) coz police had come and checked the guy's room for the next two days and the guy had run away and returned after 3 days.
# People who are found smoking in Non smoking zones in Korea are fined. and No Smoking inside buildings!! No its not allowed.
In Busan it was the strong earthquake which traumatized me. We stayed in a dormitory which was on a hill and our room was on the 9th floor. So think how strongly the building would have shook.
I learnt something from these experiences. When such things happen I take my Passport, Laptop, Mobile and get out of the building as soon as possible. If you don't find these things just forget them. Our life is more important. Take the stairways not the elevator.
These are some of the new experiences I had in Korea. I hope I don't have to face such things again.
On the hand, there was this Korean guy(who was also staying in the Goshiwon) who had woken up hearing the alarm. He goes near the alarm control and tries to switch off the alarm. There's a fire and he is so cool about it???? I got really worried and asked him to leave the place. I don't know whether he was trying to act cool or whether he was sleepy. We went down and the firefighters asked us whether we had inhaled smoke and then took us into the ambulance and checked us. The fire was put off but the 1st floor(ground floor) and the basement still had smoke. Even after that day, the alarm used to ring because of the smoke in the basement. It used to give me shock waves.
Once you go through such a traumatic experience the veins in your body tends to feel prickly.
How did the fire start? A stupid guy staying in another room had thrown the cigarette butt outside through the window and it was the cause of fire(That is what I heard) coz police had come and checked the guy's room for the next two days and the guy had run away and returned after 3 days.
# People who are found smoking in Non smoking zones in Korea are fined. and No Smoking inside buildings!! No its not allowed.
In Busan it was the strong earthquake which traumatized me. We stayed in a dormitory which was on a hill and our room was on the 9th floor. So think how strongly the building would have shook.
I learnt something from these experiences. When such things happen I take my Passport, Laptop, Mobile and get out of the building as soon as possible. If you don't find these things just forget them. Our life is more important. Take the stairways not the elevator.
These are some of the new experiences I had in Korea. I hope I don't have to face such things again.
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