Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Conducts Safety Inspection at Demolition Site of Completely Burned Coupang Deokpyeong Logistics Center

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 17th that it plans to conduct a safety inspection at the demolition site of the Coupang Deokpyeong Logistics Center in Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, together with the Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology Corporation and Icheon City on the 18th.

This inspection is part of the "2023 Intensive Safety Inspection in the Land and Transportation Sector." For demolition sites of buildings with a high risk of accidents, 10 locations have been selected to conduct joint inspections with local governments and related organizations by mid-next month.

Coupang Deokpyeong Logistics Center in Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, where a fire occurred in June 2021. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The Coupang Deokpyeong Logistics Center requires a safety plan for demolition work as the building was completely destroyed by a fire on June 17, 2021. As a special structure, the Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology Corporation reviewed the demolition plan before granting demolition permission.

The Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology Corporation explained, "At this site, considering risk factors such as external earth pressure during the demolition of underground exterior walls and overall performance degradation of the building due to fire, we reviewed minimizing building entry by applying a remote crushing method."

This inspection will focus on whether the supplementary items of the demolition plan have been implemented, the operation of demolition equipment suitable for the fire site, the demolition work sequence, and the application of detailed safety plans appropriately on site.

Lee Jeong-hee, Director of Building Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "We ask for active cooperation from local governments and related parties to ensure that the demolition safety management system, implemented since August 4 last year as a countermeasure for the Gwangju Hakdong demolition accident, is properly enforced on site."

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