<Anchor>

Then, this time, we will connect our reporters who are on the scene of the fire and organize the news and news that we have heard so far.

Reporter Ahn Hee-jae, it's just past 8 o'clock in the evening, but now, the search for missing persons is still ongoing.

<Reporter>

Yes, the fire department caught a big flame at 4:30 pm, three hours after the report, and it turned off all the lights at 6:40 pm after 5 hours.


Now, firefighters are searching for each missing floor and looking for missing people.

So far, 37 people have been killed, including 11 who have not been trained, and 10 people have been injured.

The fire department continues to search the bodies of the missing persons during the night search along with the body.

Earlier, the fire department issued the second phase of the response immediately after the fire and started to evolve by injecting 410 people and 90 equipment.

Authorities estimate that the explosion occurred in a matter of seconds without the victims even having time to evacuate.

As time goes by, victims come out one after another, and the authorities do not let go of tension.

<Anchor>

It is a priority to find the missing person as soon as possible so that the victim does not appear anymore.

<Reporter>

Yes, as the fire goes out, the fire department, the police, and the National Institute of Scientific Investigation are planning to investigate the cause of the fire.

It is expected that there will be a joint appreciation tomorrow (30th).

As there was a testimony that there was an explosion of unknown cause during the work, it is necessary to investigate whether there was any negligence or negligence in the work process.

The police will investigate dozens of casualties and whether they have properly complied with safety obligations while working against construction officials.

(Video coverage: Park Dong-ryul, Kim Yong-woo, Video editing: Ha Sung-won, On-site progress: Kim Se-kyung)