SEOUL • South Korean President Moon Jae In comforted mourners in the small scenic city of Jecheon yesterday amid growing public anger at how fire ripped through an eight-storey building, killing at least 29 people, most of them taking a sauna..
SEOUL • South Korean President Moon Jae In comforted mourners in the small scenic city of Jecheon yesterday amid growing public anger at how fire ripped through an eight-storey building, killing at least 29 people, most of them taking a sauna.
All but one of the victims have been identified, including 20 women who were overcome by toxic fumes in the second-floor sauna, Jecheon fire chief Lee Sang Min said.
„Our crew on the scene said the lockers in the facility were installed like a labyrinth and it’s a glass building with few windows, which apparently made way for the smoke from the first floor to quickly fill up the second floor,“ Mr Lee said.
Consoling family members, Mr Moon said he was devastated, and promised a full investigation.
„The government as a whole will thoroughly probe this accident’s cause and process of response, and although after the fact, the investigation and measures will be such that, at least, there will not be lingering deep sorrow.
