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| President Moon Jae-in attends the funeral ceremony for three firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze earlier this week, in Pyeongtaek, Jan. 8. Yonhap |
President Moon Jae-in attended the funeral ceremony Saturday for three firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze earlier this week, expressing his sympathy to the bereaved families.
A fire broke out in a seven-story warehouse in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, Wednesday, but the victims were unaccounted for Thursday morning. Their bodies were recovered later in the day.
“Moon expressed his sorrow to each member of the bereaved families, saying he wished to deliver consolation on behalf of all South Koreans,” a presidential spokesperson said in a statement.
Moon also asked Fire Commissioner Lee Heung-Gyo to make every effort to prevent any possible recurrence of a similar incident, according to the official.
Last year, a firefighter was killed after being trapped in a fire that tore through a Coupang warehouse in Icheon, 80 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
On Friday, Moon said that he “prays for the repose of the three firefighters who died while facing the flames with thorough responsibility and courage,” in a message delivered to the families.
The three firefighters were 50-year-old Lee Hyeong-seok, 31-year-old Park Su-dong and 25-year-old Cho Wu-chan. They worked as part of rescue team from the Songtan Fire Station in Pyeongtaek.
They will be laid to rest at the national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon. (Yonhap)
Moon attends funeral ceremony for firefighters killed in warehouse blaze
Source: Buhay Kapa PH
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