A funeral was held Saturday for two firefighters who died during a mission earlier this week to search for victims at a burning meat processing factory in the central city of Mungyeong.

The two firefighters -- Kim Soo-kwang, 27, and Park Soo-hoon, 35 -- were laid to rest at Daejeon National Cemetery as their families and around 100 colleagues observed the funeral procession in deep sorrow and tears.

Kim and Park were searching for possible victims at the fire scene in Mungyeong, 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, when they were engulfed by the flames and trapped on Wednesday.

During his five years of service, Kim responded to more than 500 incidents.

Park also dedicated himself to saving lives at more than 400 scenes during his two years of service. (Yonhap)