Warehouse Fire in South Korea Kills 38

This is quite a tragedy that happened in Icheon:

Police on Thursday strived to identify some of the 38 construction workers killed in a warehouse fire in Icheon, south of Seoul, after wrapping up a search and rescue operation in one of the country’s deadliest blazes in years. 

The fire, which injured 10 others, two of them seriously, engulfed a four-story building under construction in Icheon, 50 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Wednesday afternoon and was put out five hours later.

Yonhap

Here is what President Moon had to say:

President Moon Jae-in voiced regret that another massive fire had taken place despite government safety measures put in place following fatal fires in 2017 and 2018. A fire at a sports center in Jecheon killed 29 people and injured 40 others in December 2017, and another occurred in Miryang, killing 45 and injuring 147 only a month later in 2018. 

Korea Times

You can read more at the link, but I do find it interesting how moderate the media coverage of a major mass casualty death like this is getting.

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setnaffa
setnaffa
6 years ago

Absolutely tragic! 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
6 years ago

Once again we must ask, Where was pres. Moon and why didn’t he personally save the workers?

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
6 years ago

Moon should have been flying the firefighting helicopter and saved those people. We need a memorial setup in Gwanghwamun ASAP.

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