Gyeonggi Fire Department Conducts Emergency Inspections at 101 Cold Storage and Refrigerated Warehouses in the Province

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters will conduct fire safety inspections at 101 cold storage and refrigerated warehouses in the province from April 20 to April 30, 2026.

In particular, for large-scale facilities with a total floor area of over 30,000 square meters, the headquarters plans to form joint inspection teams with relevant agencies, such as those overseeing construction and electrical systems. They will strictly verify the maintenance and management of fire protection systems and the proper handling of hazardous materials.

Additionally, the headquarters will strengthen autonomous safety management systems for business owners, reflecting changes in logistics warehouse environments from simple storage to packaging and processing.

They also plan to develop practical policy improvement measures, such as stricter standards for the installation of sprinklers and indoor fire hydrants, and will propose these measures to central government ministries in the future.

Choi Yongchul, Acting Duty Manager at Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters (front row center), visited the Yongin Namsa Logistics Center on the 16th to inspect fire-related facilities with on-site personnel. Provided by Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters

Choi Yongcheol, Acting Officer in Charge at the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, emphasized, "In order to minimize fire damage in cold storage warehouses, it is essential to be aware of their enclosed and windowless structural characteristics in advance," adding, "The fastest way to prevent damage in case of fire is not to rely solely on internal response, but to report it immediately."

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters previously conducted an emergency on-site inspection of cold storage and refrigerated warehouses at Yongin Namsa Logistics Center on April 16, 2026.

This inspection was planned in response to the recent fire at a cold storage warehouse in Wando, with the goal of directly identifying structural risk factors of logistics warehouses—which are major causes of large-scale fires—on-site and preparing effective countermeasures.

On this day, the headquarters focused on inspecting the unique enclosed structure of cold storage warehouses, the status of the use of flammable insulation materials (such as urethane foam), and factors that may hinder firefighting activities due to stored logistics items.

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