Gyeonggi-do Fire Department Conducts Intensive Inspection of 'Fire-Vulnerable Facilities' for One Month Ahead of Seollal Holiday

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters will conduct intensive inspections of fire-vulnerable facilities across the province until March 3, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (February 1).

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters will carry out unannounced inspections of 654 multi-use facilities, including department stores, large marts, passenger terminals, and railway facilities, until the 21st.

The inspection targets include ▲fire safety violations such as cutting off power to fire facilities ▲closure of emergency exits and obstruction of evacuation stairs and passageways ▲management status of fire doors and fire shutters.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters plans to complete corrective measures for any deficiencies found before the holiday.

Additionally, until the 25th, fire safety guidance will be provided to remove risk factors in advance at 3,373 small-scale lodging facilities such as pensions and guesthouses, and on-site guidance inspections will be conducted for 2,852 residential vinyl houses and container houses with high fire risk.

Along with this, fire safety inspections will be conducted at 19 life treatment centers and temporary living facilities, and voluntary fire safety inspections led by merchants will be carried out at 169 traditional markets.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters will enter special alert duty from the 28th of this month, when the Lunar New Year holiday begins, until March 3.

Choi Byung-il, head of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters, stated, "We will actively implement fire safety measures for vulnerable facilities so that residents can spend the Lunar New Year holiday safely."

Meanwhile, from 2017 to 2021, during the Lunar New Year holidays over the past five years, 529 fires occurred in Gyeonggi-do, resulting in 32 casualties (4 deaths and 28 injuries) and property damage amounting to 9.1 billion KRW.

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