Police to Conduct Third On-Site Inspection on 6th for Icheon Fire Disaster... Full Effort to Determine Cause of Fire

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] The police investigating the fire at a logistics warehouse construction site in Icheon, which resulted in 38 deaths and 10 injuries, have decided to conduct an additional joint on-site inspection to determine the cause of the fire.

The Icheon Fire Investigation Headquarters of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency announced on the 3rd that they will conduct a joint on-site inspection with related agencies, including the fire department, on the 6th.

Previously, on the 30th of last month and the 1st of this month, six related agencies including the police and fire department conducted on-site inspections over two days. However, they were unable to determine the cause of the fire, which is the top priority in this case.

In addition to investigating the cause of the fire, the police are also working to confirm the causes of death of the victims. They believe that clarifying the causes of death will provide clues about what happened at the scene before the deaths and about the cause of the fire. The police have selected 18 subjects for autopsy and are conducting the autopsies. As of this day, autopsies on 13 individuals have been completed.

An investigation is also underway regarding whether a safety manager was present at the time of the fire and whether the construction was carried out according to the design plans. While the construction company claims that a safety manager was assigned, some on-site workers have testified that none was assigned.

The fire occurred around 1:32 p.m. on the 29th of last month at a new logistics warehouse construction site in Moga-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi Province.

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