Three Firefighters Killed in Pyeongtaek Warehouse Fire
Condolences to the friends and families of these firefighters:
![An ambulance carries firefighters who went missing in a fire that started Wednesday night at a refrigeration warehouse construction site in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]](https://i0.wp.com/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/01/06/4389443a-c9c3-47be-947f-078d95ab41f4.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
Three firefighters that went missing Thursday at the scene of a fire in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, were found dead Thursday afternoon.
Joong Ang Ilbo
Two were found at 12:22 p.m. on the second floor of a seven-story refrigeration warehouse construction site and the other at 12:41 p.m. nearby, according to the fire department.
Communication with the three was cut off around 9 a.m. after they searched for people inside the construction site for about an hour. Two other firefighters with them got out and were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The three were found with emergency safety equipment including an air tank that could last up to 50 minutes. They are believed to have been trapped by flames.
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Very sad.