Veterans ministry to fly national flags at half-staff to mourn 2 deceased firefighters

The veterans ministry will hoist the national flags at half-staff Tuesday at its offices and national cemeteries across the country to pay their respects to two firefighters killed in a warehouse fire earlier this week, officials said. The firefighters, aged 44 and 30, died Sunday while carrying out rescue operations inside a cold storage warehouse in Wando, some 360 kilometers south of Seoul. "We decided to fly (the national) flags at half-staff in public remembrance and respect for the two fir

By The Korea Herald