Gwangju Seobu Fire Department Reduces Fire Damage by Activating Standalone Alarm Detectors

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Western Fire Station announced on the 1st that it is promoting a case where property damage was reduced by the operation of a standalone smoke detector, a residential fire safety device.

On the afternoon of the 21st of last month, a fire broke out in the kitchen of a villa in Ssangchon-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju. Although there were no occupants inside at the time, a bystander who heard the smoke escaping outside and the alarm sound of the standalone smoke detector reported it to 119, enabling a prompt response.

Residential fire safety devices (fire extinguishers, standalone smoke detectors) must be compulsorily installed in single-family, multi-family, multiplex, and row houses according to the 'Act on Fire Prevention, Installation and Maintenance of Firefighting Facilities, and Safety Management.'

Jo Yong-bok, Director of the Prevention and Safety Division, said, “Residential fire safety devices are relatively easy to install and maintain, and are very effective firefighting facilities in the early stages of a fire,” and urged, “We hope for active participation in the installation of residential fire safety devices that provide great help in the early stages of a fire.”

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