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The country has been shocked by the tragedy

The confirmed death toll from last week's fire at a South Korean underground station has gone up to 182 after forensic experts identified more sets of human remains.

Previously, it was thought 133 people had died after the blaze which gutted two underground trains in the city of Daegu was that 133 had died. Another 147 people were injured.

Assessing the number of deaths has been a painstaking business as the fierce fire burned many bodies beyond recognition.

Of the 182 dead, only 54 have so far been identified.

Daegu municipal government has dismissed the president of the Daegu Subway Corporation.

Yoon Jin-tae was held responsible for the corporation's response to the fire

Critics have questioned why another train pulled into the station after the blaze had already caught in the first; and why there was no emergency lighting which left victims scrambling in the dark.

The investigation has been painstaking

A man with a history of mental illness who is suspected of starting the fire has now been formally arrested.

Kim Dae-han, 56, faces charges of manslaughter and could be executed if found guilty.

Six subway system officials and the driver of the second train have also been arrested for alleged negligence.

Newly-inaugurated South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has vowed to improve disaster management after the tragedy, the latest in a series of public disasters to hit the country in recent years.