Broadcaster and former anchor Baek Ji-yeon recounted a harrowing accident experience.
Baek Ji-yeon said on the 27th on her YouTube channel, "There was an absurd incident recently. I have an anecdote about a stupid mistake I made," she began.
She suffered burns after trying to sterilize scissors by boiling them after preparing chicken. While she fell asleep after forgetting an alarm during a currency call, the plastic on the scissor handles melted.
Baek Ji-yeon recalled, "A acrid smell went through my nose and there was a strong chemical smell. I inhaled all of that toxic gas," adding, "I thought I was going to die; even after I opened the window and went outside my chest was tight, I had a severe headache and I was in agony."
Following the advice of a close doctor, she hurried to the emergency room and said, "My body was in pain but the guilt was greater. I was worried something irreversible had happened to my lungs." But the attending physician's simple words, "You're okay," were a great comfort. Baek Ji-yeon added, "Those words were like an angel. I thought I should sometimes treat myself that way too."
Baek Ji-yeon became the first female anchor in the history of MBC's Newsdesk in 1988 and set records as the youngest and longest-serving anchor. After later declaring she would work freelance, she also worked as a writer and actor, and recently she has been sharing her daily life through her personal channel.
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