Icheon Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters "No General Condolences Until All Victims' Identities Are Confirmed"

[Asia Economy (Icheon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters of Icheon City, Gyeonggi Province, decided not to accept condolences from the general public until the identification of all victims of the logistics warehouse fire disaster is completed.

An official from the Icheon City Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters stated, "We have completed the installation of a joint memorial altar at the Seohee Youth Culture Center and enshrined the portraits and memorial tablets of the identified victims," adding, "However, we are not accepting condolences from the general public except for the bereaved families."

The Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is reportedly consulting with the victims' families to determine the timing for accepting condolences from the general public after the identification of all victims is completed.

The police began the identification process through fingerprints on the evening of the 29th, when the recovery of victims started, confirming the identities of 29 people. However, the remaining 9 victims' bodies were reported to be in a condition that made fingerprint identification impossible.

Accordingly, the police collected DNA samples from the 9 victims and requested testing from the National Forensic Service.

Among the 29 identified victims, there were 3 foreigners, including 1 Chinese and 2 Kazakhstani nationals.

Earlier, the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters set up a joint memorial altar at the Seohee Youth Culture Center (Changjeon-dong) around 2 p.m. on the 30th.

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