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Last year, during the fire at the distribution center in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, one firefighter who entered the interior after the big fire was caught died. Firefighters who protect the safety of others must be protected by our society.



Correspondent Choi Seon-gil pointed out this part.



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In 2008, a fire at the refrigerated logistics center in Hobeop-myeon, Icheon, in which 40 people were killed and 10 injured.



In April 2020, 38 people died and 10 people were injured, a fire at the construction site of a new logistics center in Moga-myeon, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do.



In July of the same year, a fire at the logistics center in Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do killed 5 people and injured 8 others.



The fire that occurred in the refrigeration and distribution center spread to a large fire, leading to casualties.



In the fire at the Coupang Deokpyeong Logistics Center in Icheon, which occurred half a year ago, one firefighter suffered a tragic loss.



It is similar to this disaster in that the fire spread again after entering the interior after a big fire was caught and an accident occurred.



[Park Jong-soo / Icheon Fire Station Disaster Prevention Division (at the time of the Coupang Logistics Center fire last year): The load just collapsed near the fire point, and the combustion suddenly expanded rapidly. In the process of escaping from there... .]



As a result of investigations by the police and fire department, it was revealed that in most accidents, basic protective measures or firefighting facilities were not deployed.



The cause of the fire at the Pyeongtaek Refrigerated Warehouse construction site has not yet been revealed, but looking at past cases, there is inevitably a growing voice that a thorough investigation is needed to see if basic safety measures are in place.



In particular, measures to prevent the sacrifice of firefighters are now necessary.



[Lee Young-joo/Professor, Department of Fire and Disaster Prevention, Seoul National University: This part must be (improved) through accurate procedures, manuals, and training.

It is necessary to strengthen the leadership ability to make judgments...

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It is also pointed out that firefighters should be put in after thoroughly examining the risk factors at the fire site where there is a concern for additional accidents.



(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, Bae Mun-san, video editing: Park Ki-duk, CG: Jang Seong-beom)