
이재명 대통령은 20일 서울 강남구 역삼동 건물 화재 발생과 관련해 인명 구조와 화재 진압, 소방대원 안전 확보에 만전을 기해 달라고 당부했다. 당일 역삼동 인근 두 곳에서 잇따라 불이 나 사상자가 발생했다.
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서울 강남구 역삼동 소재 건물에서 화재가 발생하여 사상자가 발생했다.
(서울=연합뉴스) 임형섭 기자 = 이재명 대통령은 20일 서울 강남구 역삼동 소재 건물에서 화재가 발생한 사건과 관련, "인명 구조 와 화재 진압, 소방대원의 안전 확보에 만전을 기해 달라"고 당부했다.
이 대통령은 이날 국무회의 도중 해당 화재에 대해 보고받은 뒤 세종에서 화상으로 회의에 참석 중이던 최용철 소방청장을 향해 이런 주문을 했다고 강유정 청와대 수석대변인이 서면 브리핑에서 전했다.
소방 당국에 따르면 이날 오전 11시 54분께 역삼동 신명빌딩 3층에서 불이 나 1명이 심정지 상태로 병원에 이송됐고, 10명이 다쳤다.
직선거리로 200m 떨어진 한양빌딩 4층에서도 낮 12시 1분께 불이 나 8명이 다쳤다.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae met with firefighters' union officials on the 20th and directly apologized for her past 'firefighting financial straw' remarks and emphasized her will to expand firefighting finances and improve the system.

Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited Gangneung on the 20th and emphasized continued visits and communication, saying that citizens will make their own judgment regarding the National Assembly by-election in April next year.

The police launched a mandatory investigation into YouTuber Lee Jong-won, who is suspected of inducing viewers to give false answers about their region of residence and age during a public opinion poll on party representative candidate preference at the 8/17 Democratic Party National Convention.

In the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee's audit of government agencies under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the ruling party called for financial injections to resolve local medical center deficits and strengthening public medical care, while the opposition party criticized the low execution rate of North Korea's medical support projects and the merger of agencies under the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

At the National Assembly's National Forestry Service audit on the 20th, lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties raised concerns about a gap in forest fire response, criticizing contract changes and delivery date extensions in the process of introducing large forest fire extinguishing helicopters, frequent breakdowns, and inability to dispatch.

At the National Assembly Legislative and Judiciary Committee audit held at Gwangju High Court on the 20th, a war of words broke out between the ruling and opposition parties over the abolition of the Prosecutor's Office. The People Power Party emphasized the need for a supplementary investigation, while opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, argued for abuse of prosecutorial power and the justification for its abolition.