DAEGU (South Korea) -- The subway inferno in this south-eastern
city was a disaster waiting to happen, experts said on Wednesday as
investigators launched a probe into why so many people died.
The toll in the arson attack stood at 125 after 72 bodies were
recovered from the wreckage late on Tuesday, Daegu City mayor Cho
Hae Nyong said.
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Most victims died from inhaling toxic smoke, according to hospital
authorities. Many were trapped in the subway system which was
plunged into pitch darkness after power at the Jungangno subway
station was automatically shut down when the blaze broke out,
experts said.
Civil engineering professor Yoon Myeong O of the University of
Seoul said: 'The disaster in Daegu showed vividly that the
emergency safety measures simply did not work.
'The government must take a serious lesson from this
disaster.'
Materials used in fittings inside the trains were not fire-proof
and crumpled in the intense heat, emitting thick clouds of toxic
gases.
Interior furnishings included fiberglass and reinforced plastic,
carbonated vinyl and polyethylene, according to experts.
The underground station was clogged with black smoke and toxic gas,
blinding and suffocating riders within minutes of the fire
starting.
Source: Straits Times Website
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