Gwangjin-gu Provides Fire Extinguishers to All Households Living in Traditional Markets

Installation of Fire Safety Equipment for All 843 Households in 8 Local Traditional Markets
Apply to Market Merchants' Association by the 30th, Support with One Fire Extinguisher and One Fire Detector Each

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) will provide fire safety equipment to all households residing within traditional markets.

Gwangjin-gu has 8 alley-type traditional markets with 684 stores, and 843 households live in general residences within the markets. Due to the nature of traditional markets, initial fire suppression is difficult in case of fire outbreaks, often leading to large-scale fires. Since last year, fire safety equipment has also been provided to general residences inside the traditional markets. Last year, 496 households received fire safety equipment, and this year the project continues to support every household without exception.

The fire safety equipment provided includes one fire extinguisher and one fire detector per household. The fire extinguisher will be a 3.3 kg powder extinguisher, and the fire detector will be a standalone smoke alarm. Support is provided only once per household, and households that apply by the end of September will be visited directly for installation.

Residents who wish to have the equipment installed should fill out the fire safety equipment support application form and submit it to the traditional market merchants' association by August 30. For more details, contact the respective market merchants' association or the Regional Economy Division of Gwangjin-gu Office.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “Even a small spark in traditional markets can escalate into a large fire, causing significant casualties and property damage. We ask all residents living in the markets to actively apply.” He added, “We will continue to ensure that market merchants and visitors can safely use the traditional markets.”

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