Gyeonggi Fire Department Reports 8.4% Decrease in Fire Incidents Last Year... 14.2% Increase in Violations Detected

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Although the number of fire incidents in Gyeonggi Province decreased by 8.4% compared to the previous year, the number of legal violations caught at fire scenes increased by 14.2%.

According to the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters on the 28th, the total number of fire incidents in the Gyeonggi area last year was 8,169, down 8.4% from 8,920 cases in 2020. On the other hand, the number of legal violation crackdowns at fire scenes increased by 14.2% (54 cases) from 380 cases in 2020 to 434 cases last year. Accordingly, the crackdown rate relative to fire occurrences also rose from 4.2% in 2020 to 5.3% last year.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters reported that among these, 377 cases (86.8%) were notified to related agencies such as city and county offices, 46 cases (10.5%) resulted in fines, and 11 cases (2.5%) led to formal charges.

Looking at the crackdown status by law, violations of the Waste Management Act were the most frequent with 137 cases (31.6%). This was followed by violations of the Building Act with 132 cases (30.4%) and violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act with 86 cases (19.8%).

Violations of the Waste Management Act mainly involved illegal garbage incineration, Building Act violations mostly concerned unauthorized buildings, and Industrial Safety and Health Act violations were largely due to careless welding.

Cho Chang-rae, Disaster Response Director at the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters, explained, "As a result of actively detecting various legal violations to prevent recurrence after fire suppression, violations of the Waste Management Act and Building Act have been continuously increasing. We plan to continue cracking down on legal violations at fire scenes to prevent fires."

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