Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Forms Support Team for Victims and Bereaved Families of 'Hwaseong Arisel Fire' Incident

Economic Support Including Living and Funeral Expenses
Legal Assistance and Psychological Healing Support

The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Yu-cheol) has formed a support team to provide economic and legal assistance to the victims and bereaved families of the Hwaseong Arisel fire incident.

On the 25th, the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office announced that it had established a crime victim support team to assist the victims of the fire incident that occurred at a primary battery manufacturing factory located in Hwaseong City.

Suwon District Prosecutors' Office. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office stated, "Going forward, we will closely cooperate with related organizations such as the Ministry of Justice Immigration Office, Gyeonggi Province, Hwaseong City Hall, Hwaseong Western Police Station, and the Labor Office to actively provide economic support such as living expenses and funeral costs to victims and bereaved families, legal support through the Korea Legal Aid Corporation and Legal Home Doctor, and psychological healing support linked with the Smile Center. We will also continuously seek additional support measures and do our utmost to assist the victims."

Prior to this, considering that this incident is a 'serious accident' involving multiple casualties, the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office formed a dedicated investigation team the day before.

The investigation team, led by Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ahn Byung-soo and composed of seven prosecutors from the Public Investigation Division and Criminal Division 3, obtained autopsy warrants through direct postmortem examinations to determine the causes of death of the deceased and began conducting autopsies on the victims from the afternoon of the same day.

A representative of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office stated, "We will strictly investigate the specific circumstances of the accident and the responsibility involved in close cooperation with related agencies such as the National Police Agency, Labor Office, and Fire Agency, while also doing our best to support the victims and bereaved families."