Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Conducts 'Fire Safety Inspection' at 24 Logistics Warehouses

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Im Jongbok) announced on the 4th that it will conduct a 'Fire Safety Inspection' targeting 24 local logistics warehouses until the 20th.

This inspection was initiated to prevent similar accidents following the logistics warehouse fire in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on the 21st of last month, which resulted in many casualties (5 deaths, 8 injuries).

The inspection will be conducted jointly with the Gwangsan-gu Architecture Department, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and the Electrical and Gas Safety Corporation.

The main contents include ▲crackdown on illegal acts such as power shutdown and neglect of fire-fighting facilities, and closure of emergency exits ▲removal of obstacles in evacuation routes ▲establishment of evacuation guidance measures and instruction on initial fire response ▲safety management of facilities such as electrical, gas, and architecture, and initial response measures by related personnel ▲guidance on making fire prevention awareness a daily practice among on-site workers through education on logistics warehouse fire cases.

Additionally, plans include conducting tabletop exercises to strengthen initial response capabilities and discovering tasks for improving the fire safety management system for logistics warehouses.

Chief Im Jongbok said, “Through this inspection, we will thoroughly eliminate fire vulnerability factors in each field in advance to ensure that similar accidents do not recur.”

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