Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH Publish Electric Vehicle Fire Response Manual for Apartment Complexes
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 8th that they will publish the 'Apartment Electric Vehicle Fire Response Manual' to create a safe residential environment from electric vehicle fires, and will distribute it starting from the 11th.
Electric vehicles have increased more than 15 times from 25,108 units in 2017 to 389,855 units in 2022 due to carbon neutrality policies, and as supply has increased, electric vehicle fires have also risen. Electric vehicle fires surged from 1 case in 2017 to 44 cases in 2022.
The causes of electric vehicle fires include battery defects during parking or charging, mechanical defects caused by overcharging or external impact, making fire suppression difficult and time-consuming, as well as having a large ripple effect.
In particular, in apartment complexes where a large number of people reside, electric vehicle parking and charging mainly take place in underground parking lots, so special caution and preparation are necessary as electric vehicle fires can potentially lead to major accidents.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Fire Agency participated in establishing facility standards for electric vehicle charging equipment in underground parking lots in the Korea Electric Installation Regulations (Ministry of Industry Announcement No. 2023-564), and published the Apartment Electric Vehicle Fire Response Manual as an operational standard to effectively respond to electric vehicle fires.
The manual consists of a total of five parts: four main sections including ▲Overview of Electric Vehicle Fires ▲Establishment of Fire Response System ▲Fire Response Operation and Management ▲Education and Publicity, and an appendix summarizing the manual’s contents with action guidelines for management offices and residents.
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Jung Woon-seop, Head of Construction Safety Technology at LH, said, “We expect that management staff will find this manual useful for responding to electric vehicle fires in apartment complexes, and that it will contribute to preventing fire accidents and creating a safe residential environment.”
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