Fire Authorities: "Internal Search of Daejeon Factory Fire to Begin After Ensuring Structural Safety"
Risk of Factory Collapse Confirmed
The National Fire Agency will begin an internal search after ensuring the structural safety of the building, taking into consideration the risk of collapse following the factory fire in Daejeon.
On the afternoon of the 20th, a fire broke out at an auto parts manufacturing plant in Munpyeong-dong, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, sending black smoke billowing as employees desperately jumped to escape. Photo by Yonhap News
View original imageOn March 20, the National Fire Agency announced, "Due to heightened risks in rescue operations caused by high temperatures and structural damage from the fire, we have decided to deploy building safety assessment experts to secure structural stability and then conduct a phased search."
According to the National Fire Agency, efforts are currently underway at the scene to lower the internal temperature of the building using unmanned firefighting robots and other equipment.
The building safety assessment expert advised the fire authorities on the same day, stating, "The building is a steel-frame structure and has been deformed by the heat from the fire, resulting in a risk of collapse. It is extremely dangerous to deploy rescue teams at this time, and a cautious approach is needed only after sufficient safety is secured."
Additionally, the fire authorities plan to use the building's design blueprints to develop a search strategy that ensures both the efficiency and safety of efforts to locate the missing.
Lighting equipment will be secured to prepare for nighttime rescue operations, and heavy machinery is also on standby at the site. To support the families of those out of contact, the fire agency and local governments will jointly operate a family support system.
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Earlier, the Central Emergency Rescue Control Headquarters of the National Fire Agency held an interagency situation assessment meeting, presided over by Kim Seungryong, head of the control headquarters (Commissioner of the National Fire Agency), to discuss a pan-government response plan aimed at rescuing people and minimizing damage related to the Daejeon factory fire.
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