Gwangyang Fire Station, Warm Partnership with Gwangyang Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Support for Installation of Simple Sprinklers in Boiler Rooms of Villages Adjacent to Forests

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Jeonnam Gwangyang Fire Station (Chief Seo Seung-ho) announced that it has promised a warm partnership with Gwangyang Enterprise Co., Ltd. for the safety of Gwangyang citizens.

According to statistics from the National Fire Information System of the Fire Agency, over the past five years (2018 to 2022), there were 167 fire dispatches due to residential fires in Gwangyang City (91 in detached houses, 70 in apartment complexes, and 6 others). Among these, 11 fires were caused by boilers, with 8 involving wood-fired boilers and 3 involving household boilers, revealing that 72% of boiler-related fires were due to wood-fired boilers.

To prevent such residential fires, Gwangyang Enterprise has designated and donated 10 million KRW to the Korea Veterans Firefighters Association, and starting from the 10th, will install simple sprinklers in boiler rooms for 95 households in forest-adjacent villages designated by Gwangyang Fire Station.

Meanwhile, the simple sprinkler for boiler rooms is a fire extinguishing device that extends from existing water pipes and automatically sprays water when the closed-type sprinkler head’s heat-sensitive element melts at approximately 70℃, the temperature of flames during a fire.

Seo Seung-ho, Chief of Gwangyang Fire Station, said, “We thank Gwangyang Enterprise for actively contributing to the safety of Gwangyang citizens,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to create an environment for preventing residential fires and to eliminate blind spots in fire safety.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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