[Breaking News] President Lee pays respects to deceased firefighter: "We will forever remember your sacrifice..."

President Lee Jae-myung pays his respects at the funeral hall of the late Firefighter Kim Jin-seok, set up at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital in Gyeonggi-do on the 17th. Yonhap News
On the 17th, President Lee Jae-myung visited the funeral hall of the late Firefighter Kim Jin-seok, who died in the line of duty during a factory fire in Bucheon, to pay his respects and honor the deceased.
President Lee entered the funeral hall located at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital in Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, at 6:14 PM that day.
President Lee first wrote in the guestbook: "Amidst the safe daily lives that you protected, the people will forever remember your sacrifice."
The guestbook entry left by President Lee Jae-myung while paying his respects on the 17th at the funeral hall of the late Firefighter Kim Jin-seok, who died in the line of duty at a factory fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do. Yonhap News
Afterward, wearing white gloves, President Lee knelt before the portrait of the deceased, offered incense, then stood up and bowed his head in silent prayer.
President Lee then placed the Order of Service Merit, posthumously awarded to the deceased, on the pedestal and offered words of condolence to the bereaved family.
Earlier, a fire broke out at a metal injection molding factory in Naedong, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon-si, at 8:38 AM the previous day and was extinguished after 2 hours and 28 minutes.
Due to this fire, Firefighter Kim passed away, and another firefighter in their 40s sustained serious injuries.
A total of eight people were injured or seriously hurt, including four other firefighters suffering from heat exhaustion and two factory officials receiving hospital treatment for smoke inhalation.