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The Special Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency, which is investigating the 10.29 disaster, called Choi Seong-beom, chief of the Yongsan Fire Station, to investigate.
Chief Choi Seong-beom attended the Mapo Investigation Building of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency at 10:00 am today.
This is the second summon investigation in five days following the last 21st.
When asked by reporters, “Do you think the second step of the response was appropriate?” and “What do you think of the search and seizure by the Fire Department?”, Chief Choi replied, “I will faithfully respond to the investigation,” and entered the investigation room.
The special edition believes that there is a suspicion that Chief Choi did not promptly issue the second stage of response immediately after the disaster, and is investigating whether the on-site command was appropriate at the time.
In addition, we are looking into whether the Yongsan Fire Department’s safety work team in preparation for Halloween kept the designated work place in front of the Hamilton Hotel.
Earlier, Chief Choi stated that he was unable to directly issue the second stage of the response because he was preoccupied with on-site emergency activities, and that the second stage of the response issued by the head of the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters was not too late.
Meanwhile, the special edition seized and searched the National Fire Agency yesterday, and on the day of the disaster, the Central Emergency Rescue Control Group was not in operation, but as if it were in operation, there is a circumstance that false public documents were created, and the investigation is speeding up by proposing the person involved as a suspect.