Seoul Metro Crowd Congestion and Large Fire Scenario Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill

On the 22nd, Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill with Participation of 19 Organizations at Guri Station on Line 8
Strengthening Disaster Response Practical Skills through Complex Disaster Drill at Safety Vulnerable Facilities

Seoul Metro Corporation (President Baek Ho) announced on the 22nd that it will conduct the 2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Training at Guri Station on Subway Line 8, simulating a crowd congestion and large-scale fire situation.

The joint training is organized by the Corporation and Guri City, with the participation of a total of 19 organizations including Guri Urban Corporation and Guri Fire Station.

This training assumes a complex disaster scenario to strengthen accident response capabilities in various disaster situations, in accordance with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's key focus areas. The scenario involves a stabbing rampage crime causing crowd congestion inside the station, followed by the assailant setting fire on the platform, leading to a large-scale fire.

2023 Safe Korea Training

Guri Station on Line 8 was selected as the training site due to its high passenger volume as a transfer station to the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and its escalator, which is the longest in Korea at 65 meters. The goal is to enhance rapid initial response capabilities and cooperation systems with related agencies during crowd congestion and large-scale fires through training at a safety-vulnerable facility.

The training will be conducted as a surprise drill without prior disclosure of training information, with sudden situation messages being broadcast. Alongside the on-site training at Guri Station, real-time discussion training will be conducted at the Corporation’s headquarters to strengthen the command capabilities of agency heads and disaster management executives and staff.

Park Byung-seop, Head of Safety Management at Seoul Metro Corporation, stated, “We will establish an organic cooperation system with joint management agencies of the Line 8 extension section to ensure substantial training,” and added, “Through realistic training in various disaster situations, we will strengthen disaster response capabilities to create a Seoul subway system that citizens can use with greater peace of mind.”

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