We had an electric “face-to-face” meeting on the field. That afternoon, the two visited a specialty market in Seocheon and toured the fire scene together. Amid reports that the South Korean presidential office has requested Chairman Han to resign.
It was face-to-face. In the early hours of that day, President Yoon gave an emergency order to the Minister of Public Administration and Safety and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency chief, saying, ``I want you to mobilize all the personnel and equipment you can and do your best to suppress the fire,'' and ``there has been a loss of life.''
"I want search and rescue efforts to be carried out to the best of my ability, and for the safety of firefighters," he said. Meanwhile, Chairman Han canceled his scheduled visit to the party office and visited the scene of the fire.
According to fire authorities, 22 stores at the market were completely destroyed in the fire that broke out on the night of the 22nd. There were no casualties in the fire, and the fire was extinguished after nine hours.
2024/01/23 15:29 KST
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