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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SSOCIATED PRESS Manyvictims were teen-agers who wereillegally visiting a bar on the building’s second floor 1 Teenslive Olyrnpic dreamC-2 With no consensus reached, Samaranch decided to submit two mittee’s reform panel failed Sat. urdayto resolve the crucial issue of whether members should be proposals to the December meeting: one calling fornovisits, and the other suggested by Kiss. ‘banned from visiting bidcities. But the panel endorsed a series ‘of other key proposals, including inger allowing for visits on a tightly-controlled be the appointment of 15 athletes to After the IOC and the introduction of the revelations of an eight-year term of office and reelection process for I0C improper inducements stemming from Salt Lake City’s winning bid Henry Kissinger, a member ofthe IOCbannedvisits during the bidding for the 2006 Games. Many members argued Satur- for the 2002 Winter Games, the members. FormerU.S. Secretary of State IOC 2000 reform commission, believes the reform package will daythatvisits should be reinstated, underrestrictions, so that del- Congress. egates could make an informed satisfy the IOC's critics in choice onhostcities. “Morehas been achieved than many .. But American IOC vice presi- . thought possible,” he dent Anita DeFrantz, who chaired said. “We're making good progress. The 80-membertask force, set up in the wake of the Salt Lake a working group on thesiteselection process, said: “The downsideofvisiting thecities far Congress Dec. 15 to testify about outweighsthepositive benefits.” DeFrantz and others said members shouldrelyon the findings of a special evaluation commission made up of IOC and non-IOC technical exp which will continue to v s and prepare adetailedreport oneachbi On other issues, the commission endorsed a proposal for an enacts significant changes. age limit of 70. But the rule will apply only to future members, while the existing 100-plus dele- City bribery scandal, examined 50 proposalsdrafted by its executive committee. * The final recommendations ‘will be submitted to the full IOC general assembly at a special ses- sion in LausanneDec.11-12. IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch is to appear before the reforms. Congress has threatened sanctions unless the IOC Theissueofvisits to bid cities dominated the meeting, which was completed in one dayinstead of the scheduled two. But, in a defeat for Samaranch, the commissionfailed to endorse the rec- Sunday, October31, 1999 Fire Traps Revelers, Kills Dozens in S. Korea & IOC Reform PanelFails To Endorse Ban on Visits LAUSANNE, Switzerland The International Olympic Com: WORLD THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS INCHON, South Korea Fire swept through a three-story building crowded with weekend diners and drinkers in a South Ko- policesaid. Police tentatively put the casualty figure at “This is our finding sofar, but the final results of the investigation will take some time,” local Police Chief Park Myong-hwan said. At least 71 people were injuredin theblaze. ‘Thefire swept quickly through the building in Inchon, the country’s third largest city. It is 30 miles west of Seoul on the Yellow Sea. “It was a burning hell.” Park said of the rean port citylate Saturday, killing at least people, manyof them teen-agers, policesaid. Manyvictims were believed to havesuffocated from toxic smoke. Mostof the victims were high school students who were drinking in a second floorbarillegally catering to teen. agers. In South Korea, it is illegal for bars to admit minors under age 18. burned-out bar where mostofthe victims were ing the discovery that the fire erupted after theyleft an underground karaokesalon where they had done renovation work during the day. Theelectricians were released today after the questioning. After the electricians departed the salon, two employees used an incandescent light to ; TVfootage showedfirefighters carrying out injured people before sending them to nearby hospitals, ; “Thefire spread so quickly that by the time we gotintothe beerbar, we found manypeople found. “Some were moaning in pain. We brought them out first and practiced artificial ady dead. They appeared to have suffocated from the smoke,” Park said. The flames raced quickly upward through a narrow corridor, burning plastic furniture and floor car- The building, located in an entertainment pets. Toxicgas quicklyfilled the building, and respiratio) Police questioned four electricians follow- 54 killed and 71 injured. The death toll could rise because someof the injured werein criti- cal condition, theysaid. district in thecity center, was about 20 years old andlackedbasicfire-prevention facilities suchas sp! | te-run KBS-TV reported. most ofthe windowswere blocked, police said. Fire engines rushed to the scene and extinguishedthe firein 40 minutes, policesaid. “There were so many people carried out of thebuilding, but there were not enough ambu“All windowsfacing thestreet in the beer bar wereblocked,forcing thoseinsideto try to clean the floor with brooms. Oneofthem accidentally broke the light bulb, and sparks flee through the only door 'eading to the narrow corridor,” said witness Kim Jun-kyu, 58. dropped into a nearby can ofpaint thinner, lances, and so firefighters left them on the pavementandrushedback inside to get more peopleout,” witness Woo Sung-hwan,43, told the national news agency Yonhap. Pleasures for them from Estée Lauder. gates will continue to be covered bythe 80 agelimit. Eight-year terms ofoffice will be introduced for all members, including current delegates. After eight years, members can seek re- For Her. election by the IOC assembly. _ommendationfor a blanket ban. 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