A budget has been secured for condolence money to be paid to the families of victims of the Jecheon Sports Center fire disaster in North Chungcheong Province.
According to Jecheon City and others on the 26th, the Jecheon City Council approved the budget for the "Haso-dong fire accident deceased condolence money" as originally proposed at the 2nd plenary session of the 356th extraordinary session on the 24th.
Jecheon City plans to convene the second condolence money review committee next month to finalize the specific amounts to be paid to the bereaved families. The goal is to make the payments in the first half of this year.
On Dec. 21, 2017, a fire broke out at a sports center in Haso-dong, Jecheon, killing 29 people and injuring 40.
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