Off-duty cop saves civilian from burning building

“An off-duty police officer rescued an elderly woman from a burning house in a rural village in South Jeolla Province last month. The National Police Agency on Friday posted a video of the rescue by Capt. Yu Myeong-jae, who went to the site of the fire in Gongsan-myeon village in Naju on May 25 while he was off duty. As other residents evacuated, Capt. Yu heard there was someone still inside one of the houses and went in. "There was an elderly lady inside, so I hastily got her out," said Yu, who

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