'Fire near stadium prevented major incident': Firefighters invited to throw first pitch and hit first ball

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A meaningful event is being held to invite firefighters who took the lead in the initial response to a fire near a baseball stadium that could have led to a major incident, as first pitch and first hit throwers.

KT Wiz announced that Park Young-soo, a fire captain from Baekun 119 Safety Center under the Uiwang Fire Station, and Kim Hyun-seung, a fire lieutenant from the on-site command unit, will serve as the first pitch thrower and first hit batter at the home game against NC Dinos at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 23rd.

The KT organization stated, "This event was held to express gratitude for the dedication and hard work of Fire Captain Park Young-soo and Fire Lieutenant Kim Hyun-seung, who extinguished a fire that occurred at a nearby recycling facility at Wiz Park. Upon realizing a fire had broken out during the game, they immediately moved to the scene and began initial firefighting efforts. In particular, they helped prevent significant damage by using fire hoses to stop the spread of the fire before the responding fire truck arrived," it was reported.

On this day, Suwon Special City is scheduled to present the 'Good Deed Citizen Award' to recognize the contributions of the two firefighters.

Earlier, during the KBO League game between KT and Lotte Giants at KT Wiz Park on the 6th, smoke suddenly drifted in near the right field during the top of the seventh inning while Lotte was at bat. The fire had broken out at a trash recycling facility near the baseball stadium. Due to the smoke, visibility was obscured, and the umpires ordered all players from both teams on the field to retreat to the dugouts.

The fire was quickly suppressed, but the game had to wait for the smoke remaining in the stadium to clear. The game, which was suspended at 8:22 p.m., resumed 23 minutes later at 8:45 p.m.

Thanks to the swift response by the KT organization and the fire department, confusion on the day of the fire was minimized. At 8:20 p.m., a fire broke out at an external trash site, causing smoke to enter the stadium. KT promptly guided spectators via the stadium's electronic scoreboard, reported the incident to the fire station, and worked to achieve early suppression.

A club official stated, "A cigarette butt was found inside the trash site. Game supervisor Park Jong-hoon and the umpires determined that since there were no casualties and the incident did not warrant canceling the game, they decided to resume play once the smoke cleared."

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