Mayor Bang Se-hwan: "Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities Must Be Inspected and Fire Incidents Responded to Promptly"
Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Bang Se-hwan) held an expanded executive meeting on the 3rd at the City Hall Vision Hall to prevent electric vehicle fires and to check preparedness and response measures.
Gwangju City held an expanded executive meeting on the 3rd at the City Hall Vision Hall to prevent electric vehicle fires and to check preparedness and response measures. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City
The meeting was organized to discuss practical countermeasures for fire prevention in response to increasing public anxiety over electric vehicle charging facilities following a series of recent accidents.
Based on a comprehensive report from the Climate Carbon Division, the meeting reviewed key initiatives underway by each department and discussed measures to prevent major accidents.
As a comprehensive response plan to prevent electric vehicle fires, Gwangju City plans to distribute fire response manuals for electric vehicles in apartment complexes and public facilities and to expand fire suppression equipment for electric vehicles.
Additionally, the city intends to conduct safety education for fire safety managers, carry out joint inspections and thorough investigations of electric vehicle charging facilities (284 locations within the jurisdiction), and make every effort to proactively prevent fires.
Mayor Bang Se-hwan urged, “Since the safety of citizens is the top priority, each department should thoroughly inspect electric vehicle charging facilities based on the discussions from this meeting and closely cooperate to respond swiftly in case of fire.”
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