Fallen hero
![Colleagues of firefighter Seong Kong-il pay respects at a funeral held at the National Youth Agriculture and Life Center in Gimje, North Jeolla, on Thursday. The 30-year-old firefighter lost his life while trying to save an elderly man in a fire on March 6. He rushed back into a blazing house to save the man in his 70s after first saving his wife. Seong joined the Gimje fire department last May. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday not only posthumously promoted Seong but also awarded him the Order of Service Merit. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/03/09/ef7bb597-1032-4d25-95f3-f435b60a588e.jpg)
Colleagues of firefighter Seong Kong-il pay respects at a funeral held at the National Youth Agriculture and Life Center in Gimje, North Jeolla, on Thursday. The 30-year-old firefighter lost his life while trying to save an elderly man in a fire on March 6. He rushed back into a blazing house to save the man in his 70s after first saving his wife. Seong joined the Gimje fire department last May. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday not only posthumously promoted Seong but also awarded him the Order of Service Merit. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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