Gyeonggi Fire Department Detects 218 Illegal Acts at Fire Scenes in First Half of the Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province investigated whether illegal activities occurred at fire sites where fires had already broken out, and found that a significant number of violations were still detected, indicating the need for heightened awareness.

According to the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters on the 12th, the number of legal violation crackdowns at fire sites in the first half of this year was recorded at 218 cases. Compared to 251 cases in the first half of last year, this is a 13.1% decrease, but it still exceeds 200 cases.

Among the 218 cases detected in the first half of this year, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters took measures including 7 arrests, 16 fines, and notifications to related agencies such as city and county offices for 195 cases.

Looking at the crackdown status by law, violations of the Waste Management Act were the most frequent with 71 cases (32.6%). This was followed by violations of the Building Act with 61 cases (28%) and violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act with 42 cases (19.3%).

Violations of the Waste Management Act mostly involved garbage incineration, violations of the Building Act involved unauthorized buildings, and violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act mainly involved careless welding.

Meanwhile, the number of fires that occurred in the Gyeonggi area during the same period was 3,309 cases, an 8.1% increase compared to 3,061 cases in the first half of last year.

A Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters official stated, "Although the number of fires has increased, the decrease in the number of legal violation crackdowns is a positive sign, which can be seen as some effect of continuous hazardous material crackdowns. However, recording more than 200 legal violation crackdowns in just the first half of the year indicates that safety awareness is still insufficient and requires vigilance."

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters plans to continue cracking down on legal violations at fire sites to prevent fire recurrence and strictly punish violations.

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