Yangcheon District Holds Emergency Meeting on National Information Resources Service Fire: “All-Out Effort to Minimize Resident Inconvenience”

Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Activated
Focused Response to Network Disruption

On September 29, Yangcheon District in Seoul (Mayor Lee Gijae) held an emergency meeting at 8 a.m. in the district office’s fifth-floor conference room to discuss response measures to the network disruption caused by the fire at the National Information Resources Service. The meeting was attended by the mayor, the deputy mayor, and senior officials at the director level, who discussed swift countermeasures.

Lee Gijae, mayor of Yangcheon District Office, is urging to minimize inconvenience to residents regarding the system shutdown. Provided by Yangcheon District Office.

The meeting included a detailed review of the current status of the fire and response actions, the results of emergency measures taken at community centers, and plans for further follow-up responses. The fire, which broke out on September 27 during a lithium battery replacement at the Daejeon Center, led to an unprecedented situation in which 647 public institution computer systems across the country experienced simultaneous disruptions as the sparks spread.

Immediately after the incident, Yangcheon District established and has been operating a Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. The district is focusing on investigating system failures in all departments, providing information on the disruption, implementing manual processing and deadline extensions, and preparing alternative measures in cooperation with the central government. To minimize inconvenience for residents, the district plans to continue close monitoring and response efforts until the situation is fully resolved.

Lee Gijae, mayor of Yangcheon District, stated, “This fire is a serious incident that has caused a nationwide IT paralysis,” adding, “We will mobilize all administrative resources to ensure there are no administrative gaps and do our utmost to minimize inconvenience for our residents.”

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