Gwangju Seobu Fire Station "Urges Installation of Kitchen Fire Extinguishers"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Seobu Fire Station (Chief Yang Young-gyu) announced on the 6th that it urges the placement of kitchen fire extinguishers in every kitchen to prepare for kitchen fires that can commonly occur in daily life.

The main cause of kitchen fires is mostly cooking oil, and many people tend to pour water to extinguish the fire. However, pouring water causes the water to vaporize in the heated oil, making the oil overflow outside and potentially intensifying the fire.

The kitchen fire extinguisher (Class K) is suitable for kitchen fires because it forms a film on the surface of the oil, lowers the temperature of the cooking oil, and cuts off the oxygen supply to suppress the fire.

Additionally, according to the "Fire Safety Standards for Fire Extinguishing Equipment and Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems," it is mandatory to install them in kitchens of multi-use establishments, hotels, dormitories, and facilities for the elderly and disabled.

A fire station official emphasized, “Since the kitchen is the space where fire is handled the most, placing kitchen fire extinguishers is essential to prevent kitchen fires and minimize fire damage.”

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