Governor Kim Dong-yeon Visits Icheon Fire Site: "Focusing on Residents' Safety"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon (center) is visiting the fire site in Icheon City on the 5th and talking with fire officials.

[Asia Economy (Icheon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, visited the site of a hospital building fire in Icheon City that resulted in five deaths, expressed condolences to the victims, and announced on the 5th that efforts will be focused on residents' safety to prevent such accidents from recurring.

Governor Kim arrived at the fire scene around 2 p.m. that day, received a report on the firefighting status, inspected the site, and said, "I came immediately after hearing the tragic news today. Although firefighting and rescue operations were carried out swiftly, it is regrettable that five people died." He added, "I offer my sincere condolences to the bereaved families, and I hope the seriously and lightly injured recover quickly."

He continued, "During the 8th term of the civilian government, Gyeonggi Province will make every effort to prevent such safety accidents from occurring," emphasizing, "While prioritizing prevention, we will also do our best to promptly extinguish and manage such unfortunate incidents if they occur. We will place the highest priority on residents' safety."

Meanwhile, at around 10:17 a.m. that day, a fire broke out in a building in Gwango-dong, Icheon City, resulting in five deaths, including patients and nurses at a 4th-floor lithotripsy specialty hospital, three seriously injured, and 41 with minor injuries such as smoke inhalation, who were transported to the hospital.

The Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters issued a Level 1 response at 10:31 a.m., dispatching all personnel from the local fire station to the scene, and succeeded in extinguishing the fire at 11:29 a.m.

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