Gwangju Seobu Fire Station Conducts Unannounced Fire Drill for Agricultural and Marine Products Market

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 4th, the Gwangju Western Fire Station conducted an unannounced dispatch drill at the Seo-gu Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market to enhance rapid dispatch and on-site response capabilities.

The main purpose of this drill was to prevent similar incidents to the Daegu Maechon Agricultural and Marine Products Market fire and to reduce casualties and property damage.

According to the on-site response team's message, the drill involved unannounced dispatch with no prior scenario, improvising the selection of department locations, fire suppression, and search for victims.

A fire official stated, “The agricultural and marine products market has a large floating population and contains items vulnerable to fire, such as paper boxes, which pose a high risk of rapid fire spread in case of fire.” He added, “Through this drill, we will do our best to strengthen rapid dispatch response capabilities, including securing the golden time, and reduce casualties and property damage.”