If a fire broke out while you were sleeping in a hotel, what would be the first thing you would reach for? For many people, it would probably be their smartphone. That simple thought inspired 12-year-old Kim Ji-on, an elementary school student from Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, to develop an unusual fire-safety invention: a smartphone grip that can unfold into an emergency breathing mask.
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