▲ A firefighter sheds tears upon hearing news of a colleague's serious injuries after extinguishing a fire at a metal parts painting factory in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, on the 16th.
The funeral for the firefighter who passed away in the line of duty during a factory fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, is scheduled to be held as a Gyeonggi Provincial Government funeral.
Firefighter A, who was deployed to suppress a fire at a metal injection printing factory in Naedong, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon, at around 8:38 a.m. yesterday (October 16), was transferred to a hospital for treatment but ultimately passed away at 0:55 a.m. today.
The mortuary for the fallen firefighter has been set up at the Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital Funeral Hall, and a joint memorial altar open to the general public has been established at the Urban Festival Plaza of Sejong Central Park.
The farewell ceremony is scheduled to take place on the 19th, and the joint memorial altar will remain open until the ceremony concludes.
Decisions regarding the posthumous conferment of a decoration and a special rank promotion for the deceased have not yet been made.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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