Prosecution and Police Form Dedicated Investigation Teams for Hanwha Daejeon Plant Disaster... Joint Forensic Inspection Tomorrow
Ten-Member Task Force Formed Led by Chief Prosecutor of Daejeon District Criminal Division 4
Daejeon Police Launch Dedicated Investigation Team Under Chief of Investigations, Deploying Regional Units
National Forensic Service Begins DNA Analysis to Identify Victims
In response to the major explosion disaster at the Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon plant, which resulted in seven workers either losing their lives or being injured, both the prosecution and police have each established large-scale dedicated investigation teams and have officially launched efforts to determine the cause of the incident.
On June 1, the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office announced the formation of a dedicated team consisting of ten members, including Chief Prosecutor Jeon Youngwoo from the Criminal Division 4 as team leader, along with three prosecutors and six investigators. The Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office stated, "We will thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident and who is responsible, working in close cooperation with related agencies such as the police and the Labor Office," and added, "We will also do our utmost to ensure that support for the victims is provided promptly."
Similarly, Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency has decided to establish a dedicated investigation team led by Chief of Investigations Oh Dongwook (Senior Superintendent), deploying veteran officers from the Regional Investigation Unit, Violent Crime Unit, and Forensic Science Division. Earlier, at around 10:59 a.m. on the same day, an explosion and fire occurred in the cleaning room of the Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon plant in Oesam-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, resulting in a major industrial accident where five workers at the site lost their lives and two suffered burns.
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The investigative authorities responded quickly at the scene immediately after the accident. In the afternoon, the police completed an initial inspection of the fire site together with the fire department and the National Forensic Service. A joint, intensive, and detailed on-site investigation with related agencies is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. on June 2. Currently, the National Forensic Service is conducting DNA analysis to accurately identify the victims whose bodies were severely damaged by the impact of the explosion.
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