Gyeonggi Fire Department 'Detects' Illegal Handling of Hazardous Materials by Companies

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters has uncovered a large number of companies that illegally installed manufacturing sites to produce highly explosive hazardous materials or stored them without permission.

According to the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters on the 26th, to prevent the recurrence of major disasters like the explosion fire that occurred in Anseong in August last year, a 'Planned Investigation on Handling Explosive Hazardous Materials' was conducted twice from October last year to February this year, targeting 97 companies in the province.

As a result of the investigation, 42 companies were booked, and fines were imposed on 4 companies.

Details of the violations include ▲ unauthorized storage and handling of hazardous materials (39 places) ▲ unauthorized installation and manufacturing of hazardous material manufacturing sites (1 place) ▲ violation of important standards for storage and handling of hazardous materials (2 places).

A Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters official stated, "Since numerous cases of illegal handling of hazardous materials were confirmed in this crackdown, we plan to continue planned investigations to eradicate this issue," and emphasized, "Through surprise on-site inspections and investigations, we will root out unauthorized storage and handling of hazardous materials that threaten the safety of residents."

Meanwhile, the Category 5 azo compounds that the caught companies illegally manufactured or stored are self-reactive substances with a high possibility of spontaneous ignition and explosion, so when storing them, permission must be obtained from the competent fire station.

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