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Gyeonggi head’s airport revival plan draws fire amid firefighter funding row
Gov. Choo Mi-ae’s effort to revive an international airport plan is drawing criticism over costs, site conflicts and her earlier remarks on firefighting expenses.
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Gyeonggi head slammed for ‘apologizing because you wanted one’ for calling firefighting services ‘drain’
The People Power Party criticized Choo Mi-ae for her attempt to explain her remarks while attending the funeral of a fallen firefighter.
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Firefighters injured in Bucheon blaze days after Gyeonggi chief calls fire service a 'financial drain'
Seven people were injured, including five firefighters, after a fire at a Bucheon factory rapidly spread through a cleanroom storing flammable materials.
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Under fire: Gyeonggi governor slammed for calling fire service ‘financial drain’
Firefighters, unions and lawmakers condemned Gov. Choo Mi-ae for her comments during a parliamentary audit where she also called the costs “troublesome.”