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Special Committee for State Affairs Investigation into the Itaewon Disaster held a hearing for the first time today (the 4th) by summoning police officers.

A firefighter who carried out rescue activities with all his might at the scene without proper support testified to the situation at the time, saying that he was too lonely.



Today's first news, this is reporter Park Chan-beom.



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Yoo Hae-jin, a firefighter with 19 years of experience, was the first to arrive at the scene on the day of the disaster and carry out first aid operations.



He said the rescue effort would have been easier if there had been more police to control the scene.



[Oh Yeong-hwan/National Security Committee member (Democratic Party): What was the reason for the 28 requests for assistance?]



[Yoo Hae-jin/Yongsan Fire Department on-site response team member: Not many police arrived at the scene.

When I arrived, I saw about two people.] I



tried my best, but I expressed my helplessness at not being able to save countless lives.



[Yoo Hae-jin/Yongsan Fire Department field response team member: It was so lonely.

There was not much that the firefighters could do inside, and the crowds were not controlled to the extent that there was not even a place to put the rescued people



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Lee Im-jae, former head of Yongsan Police Station, who appeared in custody, attributed the belated response to an incorrect report from the 112 situation room at Yongsan Police Station, saying that he only grasped the situation 45 minutes after the disaster.



[Lee Im-jae/Former Yongsan Police Station Chief: I called and received a report that there was nothing special, so I recognized it as a normal Halloween festival site situation.]



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On the day of the disaster, Police Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun, who received a report late while sending personal schedules in Jecheon, was also on the cutting board.



[Cho Eung-cheon/National Security Committee member (Democratic Party): Did you drink that evening?]



[Yoon Hee-geun/Chief of the National Police Agency: On weekend evenings, I can drink too.

Should I reveal that?]



After the morning inquiry was over, the representative of the bereaved family council, who was observing the hearing, complained to Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun about the police response on the day of the disaster, and was kicked out.



[Lee Jong-cheol/Representative of the Bereaved Family Council: Are you proud of not knowing?]



At the second hearing the day after tomorrow, Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, and arrested Yongsan-gu Mayor Park Hee-young will appear as witnesses.



(Video coverage: Kim Hak-mo, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)