Autumn Night Painted with Five-Colored Fireworks... Hanwha, Seoul World Fireworks Festival a Great Success

One Million Citizens Gathered... Zero Safety Accidents

Hanwha announced on the 8th that the 'Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2023' was held at Yeouido Hangang Park in front of the 63 Building in Seoul from 7:20 PM for over an hour on the 7th, with an estimated 1 million citizens (according to police estimates) participating.

In its 19th year, this year's fireworks festival featured fireworks launched by representative teams from Korea and China, followed by a fireworks drone show using over 400 drones that decorated the night sky. The Polish team's fireworks did not ignite due to a system error.

Considering the large crowds, Hanwha deployed about 300 personnel, a 16% increase from the previous year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government also mobilized about 3,200 personnel, a 26% increase from the previous year, with a total of approximately 6,600 people supporting the event.

Hanwha Co., Ltd. showcased fireworks at the Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2023 on the 7th.
[Photo by Hanwha]

Hanwha expanded the event safety management zones, installed additional closed-circuit televisions (CCTV), and monitored crowd density in real time.

They developed Korea's first dedicated safety management application capable of measuring crowd density to help disperse crowds and focused all efforts on preventing safety accidents.

Hanwha plans to expand the use of the safety management app beyond safety personnel to the general public to enhance convenience for festival attendees.

Fireworks presented by Hanwha Co., Ltd. at the Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2023 on the 7th
[Photo by Hanwha]

Hanwha explained that the heightened civic awareness was also notable. Although bottlenecks occurred in some sections, most citizens actively cooperated with the requests of safety personnel.

Hanwha stated, "Citizens helped each other for everyone's safety rather than personal inconvenience," and "Despite the gathering of 1 million people, the event was completed without a single safety accident." Additionally, most citizens contributed to site cleanup by sorting their trash themselves.

Furthermore, Hanwha conducted a clean-up campaign through a volunteer group of about 1,200 employees, picking up trash and tidying the event site around Yeouido Hangang Park until midnight after the event.

Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2023 DJ After Party Held Immediately After [Photo by Hanwha]

Immediately after the fireworks festival, a ‘DJ After Party’ was held near the southern end of Wonhyo Bridge, providing various attractions for citizens visiting the Hangang River and encouraging voluntary dispersed departures.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.