Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Urges Caution to Prevent Careless Fires in Spring

Published 13 Apr.2023 09:52(KST)

Updated 15 Aug.2025 17:12(KST)

Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station announced on the 13th that it urges compliance with safety rules to prevent fires caused by carelessness during the spring season.

Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Urges Caution to Prevent Careless Fires in Spring

The main causes of careless fires are mostly cigarette butts, candles, leaving food unattended while cooking, and burning garbage.

Last spring season (March to May), there were 6,285 fires caused by carelessness nationwide, resulting in 20 deaths and 277 injuries.

To prevent this, it is essential to actively practice ▲prohibiting the illegal disposal of cigarette butts and smoking only in designated smoking areas ▲not leaving food unattended while cooking ▲not burning rice paddies or field edges ▲prohibiting garbage burning ▲using candles fixed on candle holders.

Kim Young-il, head of Gwangsan Fire Station, said, “To prevent fires caused by carelessness every spring, we ask for the interest and attention of citizens and hope that compliance with safety rules becomes a daily habit.”