Urgent Safety Inspection of Aging Facilities Including Yangcheon-gu Mokdong Apartment Complexes 1-14 and Dong Community Centers

Emergency Safety Inspection for 30 Locations Including Mokdong Apartments Complexes 1-14, 7 Dong Community Centers, and Yangcheon Sports Center Until October 15

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) is conducting an emergency safety inspection targeting aging apartments and public facilities to establish measures for preventing recurrence and safety actions following the fire incident at Mokdong Hyundai Apartment in Sinjeong-dong that occurred last August.

This emergency inspection, which will be intensively carried out from September 6 to October 15, targets a total of 30 locations, including 21 aging apartments where large-scale damage is expected in case of fire and 9 major public facilities subject to the Facility Safety Act.

The inspection targets include ▲Mokdong Apartments Complexes 1 to 14 ▲7 Dong Community Centers ▲Yangcheon-gu Sports Center ▲1 District-run Daycare Center, among others.

The main inspection items focus on the capacity, installation, and management status of electrical facilities that cause fires, as well as the appropriateness of fire-fighting and disaster prevention equipment and the installation of nearby fire hydrants within the target facilities.

A public-private joint inspection team, composed of external experts such as the district safety advisory group and district office officials, will be formed to ensure the effectiveness of the inspection and to carry it out thoroughly.

The inspection results and expert opinions will be actively disclosed to the facility management entities. Issues that can be corrected on-site, such as the use of octopus-style multi-tap power strips and the storage of items around fire extinguishers found during the inspection, will be immediately addressed. Facilities with serious defects or risk factors requiring urgent repair or reinforcement will receive emergency safety measures on-site, followed by thorough follow-up management to ensure prompt improvement through the relevant departments and management entities.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, stated, “Through thorough safety inspections, we will proactively eliminate risk factors in advance and carry out disaster prevention activities through continuous monitoring to prevent casualties and property damage caused by safety accidents.”

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