All hazardous materials recovered from the Icheon logistics warehouse fire... 5 deceased to undergo autopsy today

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The police have recovered all the remains lost at the site of the 'Icheon Logistics Warehouse Fire' disaster, which claimed 38 lives.

The Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency announced on the 4th that, after conducting two rounds of detailed searches at the logistics warehouse fire site in Moga-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, they collected a total of 57 lost remains and belongings, including 6 remains and 14 mobile phones. The police plan to request the National Forensic Service to conduct further analysis on the additionally discovered remains and belongings.

The police deployed 15 forensic investigators to the fire site from 9 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. the previous day to conduct a second detailed search. The first detailed search focused on the basement area, presumed to be the initial ignition point. On the previous day, the search concentrated on the second basement floor, which had not been thoroughly checked during the first search.

During this detailed search, one remain presumed to be a body part, two mobile phones, and one car key were additionally found. As a result, all the remains of the deceased that had not been previously discovered were recovered.

This search was conducted separately from the on-site investigation to determine the cause of the fire. The police plan to conduct an additional joint on-site investigation with fire authorities and related agencies on the 6th to identify the cause of the fire. Although the police conducted two on-site investigations with six related agencies, including the fire department, on the 30th of last month and the 1st of this month, they have not yet determined the cause of the fire.

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The police also plan to perform autopsies on five of the deceased on this day. Once these autopsies are completed, all 18 individuals designated for autopsy will have been examined.

In addition to the investigation related to this fire, the police are also carrying out protective activities for the victims' families. The police are consulting with city hall and other related agencies to secure sufficient temporary accommodations for the families. Furthermore, they have pledged to respond strictly by immediately deleting any malicious comments or posts related to the victims or their families found online and initiating investigations.

The fire occurred at around 1:32 p.m. on the 29th of last month at a logistics warehouse under new construction in Moga-myeon, Icheon-si. The fire spread throughout the entire building following an explosion, resulting in the deaths of 38 workers and injuries to 10 others.

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