Muan Fire Station Begins Special Security Duty for Buddha's Birthday

Muan Fire Station exterior (Photo by Muan Fire Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jeonnam Muan Fire Station (Chief Park Won-guk) announced on the 27th that it will begin special fire watch duty in preparation for the Buddha's Birthday celebration event from the 29th of this month to the 1st of next month.

Over the past five years, there have been 16 temple fires in Jeonnam. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but there was significant property damage. The causes were electrical factors at 31.2% and negligence at 25%.

As the Buddha's Birthday celebration, postponed due to COVID-19, will be held on the 30th, it is expected that many citizens who had refrained from visiting temples will participate. Therefore, the fire station plans to establish a fire response posture by having all staff and volunteer firefighters conduct three mobile patrols daily at temples and deploy fire trucks in advance at major temples.

Chief Park Won-guk said, “Since most temples are buildings vulnerable to fire, all staff are maintaining vigilance,” and added, “We will do our best to minimize damage with superior firefighting capabilities in case of fire.”

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