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Fire Inspector Lee Hyung-seok, Fire Chief Park Soo-dong, and Fire Bridge Jo Woo-chan, who died at the scene of a fire at a frozen warehouse construction site.
There was a funeral ceremony to let them go today.
The innocent firefighters, along with their loved ones, stopped by the rescue team to say hello and were seen off by colleagues and friends who cared for them.
Reporter Jeong Sang-bin was there.
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A lorry carrying the remains of three firefighters is saluted by colleagues as they enter the front of the rescue team.
The late Hyeong-seok Lee, Park Soo-dong, and Jo Woo-chan were firefighters.
Every time they go out, the lockers where they would have picked up their equipment are erected to catch the steps of the bereaved.
I wonder if there will be any traces of my father that I can’t see anymore, and I hurried my steps to say goodbye.
In the rescue team’s office, only notebooks and cups stained with his son’s hands are scattered.
The father of firefighter Jo Woo-chan, who struggled to hold back his tears, eventually collapsed.
[고 조우찬 소방관 아버지]
“I’m sorry, Woo-chan. Dad didn’t stop me… Forgive my ugly father, Woo-chan…”
A fireman who always led the team in front, Lee Hyung-seok.
A kind and caring fire chief, Park Soo-dong.
The youngest, full of passion and love, firefighter Jo Woo-chan.
The remains of three innocent firefighters are covered with Taegeukgi and enter the funeral hall.
A colleague who walked into the fire together just a few months ago still can’t believe the parting.
[채준영/동료 소방관]
“I never dreamed that it would be the last time I silently enter the dark and dark smoke. I wish you a rest in a new world that is neither hot nor dark.”
Fellow firefighters who were in charge of the scene are only sorry for the departed juniors.
[동료 소방대원]
“Thank you, I’m sorry… It’s good, go and live. See you later.”
President Moon Jae-in, who conveyed his condolences, saying, ‘My heart is broken at the news of the three people who died while carrying out rescue activities without saving their lives,’ also attended the funeral to pay tribute to the souls of the deceased and comfort their families.
The remains of the three firefighters were buried in Daejeon Memorial Hall following the funeral was over.
This is Jung Sang-bin from MBC News.
Video coverage: Heo Won-cheol / Video editing: Lee Ji-young
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