2 firefighters laid to rest at nat'l cemetery

▲ Colleagues pay tribute to two firefighters who died after being trapped in a burning meat processing factory earlier this week, during a ceremony held at Daejeon National Cemetery in Daejeon, 139 kilometers south of Seoul, on Feb. 3, 2024. The firefighters were found dead on Feb. 1, while on a mission to search for victims at the factory in Mungyeong, 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul. (Yonhap)

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2 firefighters laid to rest at nat'l cemetery

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- A funeral was held Saturday for two firefighters who died during a mission earlier this week to search for victims at a burning meat processing factory in the central city of Mungyeong.

The two firefighters -- Kim Soo-kwang, 27, and Park Soo-hoon, 35 -- were laid to rest at Daejeon National Cemetery as their families and around 100 colleagues observed the funeral procession in deep sorrow and tears.

Kim and Park were searching for possible victims at the fire scene in Mungyeong, 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, when they were engulfed by the flames and trapped on Wednesday.

During his five years of service, Kim responded to more than 500 incidents.

Park also dedicated himself to saving lives at more than 400 scenes during his two years of service.

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