Gwangju Fire Headquarters Conducts Special Fire Inspection of Local Logistics Warehouses

Targeting 37 Locations... Training on Illegal Fire Safety Practices and Initial Fire Response

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Fire Safety Headquarters announced on the 21st that it will conduct special fire inspections on 37 logistics warehouses in the jurisdiction until the 16th of next month.

This special inspection, conducted in relation to the recent fire at a logistics warehouse in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, will be carried out jointly with related agencies such as electricity and gas.

The inspection will focus on cracking down on acts such as cutting off power to fire facilities like sprinklers and neglecting them, as well as guiding initial response and evacuation procedures in case of fire.

In addition, each logistics warehouse will be guided to conduct self-fire drills centered on related personnel, and for warehouses with basements, joint fire drills with the local fire station will also be conducted.

Kim Youngdon, Director of the City Protection and Prevention Division, said, "If a fire occurs in a logistics warehouse, the goods piled up inside the warehouse are likely to burn together, causing large-scale damage," and added, "We will block fire risk factors in advance through this special inspection."

Meanwhile, over the past three years (2018-2020), a total of four fires have occurred in logistics warehouses in the jurisdiction, causing property damage amounting to 16 million won without any casualties.

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