The Civil Engineering Portal - Failure Watch

South Korean Subway Fire
Date: February 18, 2003
Description:

A formal mental patient set fire to the packed subway train in Daegu, South Korean, killing up to 200 people.
Links:

ABC News: Attack in South Korean Subway Kills 120

Washington Times: Fire set on S. Korean subway kills estimated 120

Channel News Asia: S Korean President-elect Roh vows full probe into subway fire

New York Times: After Korean Subway Fire, New York Rechecks Safety

The Desert Sun: South Korean subway blaze spurs tougher safety rules

Japan Times: Smoke-control equipment not up to snuff

Straits Times: How safe is our MRT system?

Japan Today: 30 % of subways fail smoke safety

News Interactive: Subway horror: Errors revealed

Channel News Asia: Probe on South Korea subway inferno points to criminal negligence

Salt Lake Tribune: Human Error Probably Added to Subway Death Toll

ABC News: S.Korea Probes Subway Negligence, Possible Cover-Up

KoreaHerald: Hearing does little to bowl over detractors on premier-designate

CTV: . Korean fire probe focuses on staff errors

South Korean subway fire probe turns on errors

New York Times: Effort to Fix Responsibility for Deadly Korean Subway Fire