Apartment Maintenance Worker Found Dead in Basement Machine Room Suspected of Electrocution While Showering

Police have launched an investigation following a death at an apartment machine room in Incheon, which is suspected to have been caused by electrocution.

According to the Incheon Fire Headquarters and other sources on the 24th, a report was received at 10:37 a.m. the previous day stating that Mr. A, a man in his 20s and an employee of the apartment management office, was not breathing in the basement machine room of an apartment in Okryeon-dong, Yeonsu-gu.

When fire authorities arrived at the scene, Mr. A was already deceased.

Police and fire authorities believe that Mr. A was electrocuted while taking a shower in the shower room inside the machine room, and are currently investigating the exact circumstances.

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