The South Korean government said on the 3rd that after a fire broke out at South Korea's National Information Resources Management Agency last week, causing the government business system to be paralyzed, an official in charge of repairing network faults was found to have crashed on the 3rd. The police initially determined that it was a suicide, and an investigation into the matter was launched. South Korean media reported that at around 10:50 a.m. local time on the 3rd, the official was found unconscious downstairs under the central government office in Sejong City. The fire department rushed to the scene and discovered that he had no heartbeat. After handing him over to the police, he was confirmed dead. The police initially deduced that the official crashed after leaving his phone in the smoking area on the 15th floor of the office building. The Ministry of Administration and Security, to which he belongs, expressed condolences on his death and will release more details after the police investigation is over.

The South Korean government said on the 3rd that after a fire broke out at South Korea's National Information Resources Management Agency last week, causing the government business system to be paralyzed, an official in charge of repairing network faults was found to have crashed on the 3rd. The police initially determined that it was a suicide, and an investigation into the matter was launched. South Korean media reported that at around 10:50 a.m. local time on the 3rd, the official was found unconscious downstairs under the central government office in Sejong City. The fire department rushed to the scene and discovered that he had no heartbeat. After handing him over to the police, he was confirmed dead. The police initially deduced that the official crashed after leaving his phone in the smoking area on the 15th floor of the office building. The Ministry of Administration and Security, to which he belongs, expressed condolences on his death and will release more details after the police investigation is over.