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Brave Mother Rescues Daughters from Gwangyang Apartment Fire

1/21/2026

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A fire on January 19 in a fifth-floor apartment in Gwangyang, South Korea, trapped three young girls.
Their mother, a woman in her 40s, climbed down the building's exterior to reach them.
She kept the girls safe until firefighters arrived.
Fire authorities said civilian rescues are highly unusual and dangerous.
The family has been provided temporary housing.

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Story summary

A fire on January 19 in a fifth-floor apartment in Gwangyang, South Korea, trapped three young girls.
Their mother, a woman in her 40s, climbed down the building's exterior to reach them.
She kept the girls safe until firefighters arrived.
Fire authorities said civilian rescues are highly unusual and dangerous.
The family has been provided temporary housing.