With the leadership, quick messages… Opposition belatedly issues a statement,
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“On the 23rd, leaders from both ruling and opposition parties will visit the site of the fire at a hotel in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, where 19 people were injured. The political circle has united to urge for an investigation into the cause of the accident and to formulate fire prevention measures at the political level. However, the ruling Democratic Party has been criticized for belatedly issuing a statement, which some see as a ‘lackluster response’,”
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On the afternoon of the 23rd, Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party, visited a hotel in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, where 7 people were killed and 12 were injured in a fire that occurred the day before. /Yonhap News,
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“The leaders of the People Power Party and the Democratic Party each visited the site of the fire in Bucheon’s Wonmi-gu, Jung-dong this afternoon. First, Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party, visited the site at 4 p.m. and received explanations from the fire department officials. In the Democratic Party, around 5 p.m., Kim Min-seok, the senior chief coordinator, Lee Hae-sik, the head of the party’s secretariat, and members of the National Assembly’s Administration and Safety Committee went together.”
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“A message related to the accident issued promptly by the ruling party drew attention.”
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“The People Power Party emphasized on this day the need to mourn the victims and to formulate measures to prevent a recurrence. The party leader stated through Facebook, ‘Although fire prevention facilities are mandatory in buildings of six floors or more, some argue that damages increased because they were not retroactively applied to buildings completed before 2017.’ He also said, ‘Concerns about the failure to secure additional survivors with overturned air mattresses need to be investigated to identify the causes and take necessary measures.’ He further urged, ‘The police, fire department, and other relevant authorities should make efforts to determine the cause of this accident.’ He emphasized, ‘With safety as the top priority, the People Power Party will support supplementing and actualizing insufficient regulations.'”
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“Kim Sang-hoon, the chairman of the Policy Committee, also stated during the party’s in-house strategy meeting, ‘The People Power Party and the government will accurately identify the cause of this fire accident and devise comprehensive fire prevention measures for aging buildings where sprinklers are not mandatory.'”
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Kim Min-seok, the senior chief coordinator of the Democratic Party, is presiding over the Senior Coordinators’ Meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the morning of the 23rd. There was no mention of the ‘Bucheon fire accident’ in the public speeches on this day. /Yonhap News,
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“On the other hand, there was no mention of the Bucheon fire accident in public speeches at the Democratic Party’s meeting of senior coordinators on this day. Party leader Lee Jae-myung, who tested positive for COVID-19, and Park Chan-dae, the party’s parliamentary leader who is on leave, did not attend the meeting. The senior coordinators present at the meeting poured out messages on contentious issues like the conclusion of the investigation on Kim Geon-hee, the first lady’s luxury bag, and the recommendation of opposition members for the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission. Criticism arose that they were engrossed in political disputes, neglecting issues concerning the lives and safety of the people. Bucheon has been a place where Democratic Party lawmakers have been elected since the 19th National Assembly.”
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“The Democratic Party issued a written briefing through their spokesperson around 3:30 p.m. on this day. Spokesperson Han Min-soo pointed out the lack of sprinklers and said, ‘The police and fire authorities should quickly and clearly analyze the cause of the fire accident, and the government should establish measures to prevent recurrence at vulnerable points in multi-use and accommodation facilities. We will thoroughly check the institutional shortcomings in the National Assembly.'”
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“Meanwhile, a fire broke out at a hotel in Bucheon the previous day, leaving 7 dead and 12 injured. Concerns about the safety of air mattresses have increased as two guests jumped onto fire department-installed air mattresses but died.”
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