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Yesterday (29th) On the afternoon of the construction of a new warehouse in a logistics warehouse in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, 38 workers were killed and 10 others were injured. During the night, a search was conducted to check the interior of the warehouse to see if there were any more victims.

Reporter Dong-Kyun Seo, are there any additional workers discovered overnight?

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Yes, the dark-burned warehouse building behind me shows the traces of the tragic fire.

Even now, the work of finding a missing person in the building may be in full swing.

There were no additional casualties during the night, but families of survivors and missing people stayed up all night in a temporary shelter near the scene of the accident.

To date, 29 of the 38 dead have been identified.

Eight out of the other nine are severely damaged by the fire, and are conducting DNA tests instead of fingerprints.

The survivors who confirmed their list of deaths during the night were unable to hide their sorrow.

38 bodies were placed in 8 nearby funeral homes, including Icheon Hospital and Haneul Park Funeral Hall.

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Reporter Seo, the investigation into the cause of the fire will now begin in earnest.

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Yes, the police, firefighting authorities, and the National Institute of Scientific Investigation are planning to jointly investigate the cause of the fire starting at 10:30 am today.

The joint discernment will be conducted sequentially from the 2nd basement floor where the fire started.

As there was testimony that there was an explosion during the work, it is necessary to investigate the negligence and negligence of the work process.

After the accident, the police will set up an investigation headquarters composed of about 120 people to investigate the cause of the fire, and to investigate whether or not safety officials are observed.