Fire at Deokpyeong Logistics Center Fully Extinguished on the Afternoon of the 22nd, Six Days After Outbreak

On the 18th, firefighters continued extinguishing efforts for the second day at the Coupang Deokpyeong Logistics Center fire site in Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. / Icheon = Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The fire at the Coupang Logistics Center (warehouse) in Majang-myeon, Icheon, Gyeonggi Province was completely extinguished after six days.

The Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced that the fire at the Deokpyeong Coupang Logistics Center, which occurred at 5:36 a.m. on the 17th, was completely extinguished at 4:12 p.m. on the 22nd. The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters is currently conducting a detailed investigation, estimating that the fire was caused by electrical factors.

The fire caused property damage exceeding 400 billion won, and Chief Kim Dong-sik of the Gwangju Fire Station Rescue Team died in the line of duty.

On the day of the accident, around 11:20 a.m., Chief Kim entered the basement level 2 of the Deokpyeong logistics warehouse with four team members to search for survivors but was trapped when the parcels and other items stored inside collapsed. Chief Kim was found deceased around noon on the third day of the fire, the 19th, which saddened the public.

A total of 667 rescue and emergency personnel and 255 pieces of equipment were deployed to respond to the fire.

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