Forensic and other experts are combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find the cause of a fire that killed 23 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers.
A man wearing a bandage on his right hand and a cast on left leg looks at the site of a burnt battery manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. – Forensic and other experts combed through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find the cause ofthat killed 23 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers, in one of the country's deadliest blazes in years.
Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming visited the factory site on Monday night and reportedly expressed condolences to the victims. Police were extracting DNA samples from the dead bodies and their potential relatives to confirm their relations, according to fire officials. On Tuesday, more than 50 fire officers, aided by two rescue dogs and other equipment, were mobilized to continue searching the burned factory, local fire official Kim Jin-young told a briefing.
Most of the dead workers were daily laborers so they were not likely familiar with the building’s internal structure, senior fire officer Jo Seon-ho told reporters Monday. He said the video of the fire site showed they rushed to an area where there was no exit after failing to put out the blaze with fire extinguishers. He said the victims likely inhaled toxic smoke.
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