On the afternoon of the 29th, 25 people were killed as of 5:40 pm due to a fire in a warehouse in Moga-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Seven were injured, including one seriously injured.

The reason for the rapid increase in the number of deaths seems to be the fact that the search for full-scale people has begun in earnest as the flames have eased.

A number of casualties will be added as the search continues, fire officials predicted.

At the time of the fire, 78 companies from 9 companies were found to be working here, but many of them have not yet been contacted, so there is concern for further casualties.

The firefighting authorities issued the second stage of the response, and put about 70 equipment such as pump cars and 150 firefighters to extinguish the fire, catching a big flame at 4:30 pm on the day after 3 hours of fire.

Fire departments issue steps 1 to 3 depending on the size of the fire.

In the first stage, 4 or less fire departments will co-respond, in the second stage, 5 to 9 fire departments, and in the third stage, 10 or more fire departments will work together.

However, it is estimated that the place where the fire started was underground, and there is a lot of toxic smoke left on the site, so it will take some time to catch all the flames.

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