Gov't to seek disciplinary measures for 17 fire officials over death of female firefighter

The government decided to seek disciplinary measures against 17 fire officials after confirming that a female firefighter in the southern city of Gwangju had been forced into unwanted after-work dinners and drinking before killing herself last year, officials said Wednesday.

Officials at the fire station were also found to have ignored a request from her family for an investigation into workplace harassment allegations and released without permission the content of counseling she had before her ...