SUWON, South Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Two firemen – Hong Eui-sun and Baek Jung-yeol – from the Gyeonggi Disaster and Safety Headquarters came up with an idea for new fire extinguishers two years ago when a survey revealed that majority of the public was not aware of how to use fire extinguishers and [...]
SUWON, South Korea, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A fire that erupted near the Second Surisan Tunnel on the Suwon-Gwangmyeong Highway on March 16 was quickly extinguished thanks to a rapid response by a squad from the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Policy Agency, preventing what could have led to a major forest fire, said the agency [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Among this month’s three “new architectural technologies” chosen by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was a restroom design that can function as a shelter in case of fire. In the new design, a water barrier is created at the restroom’s entrance by sprinklers during an emergency, preventing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte World Tower – a 555-meter, 123-floor skyscraper in Seoul – underwent a fire evacuation drill on Wednesday afternoon, with 2,891 civilians who volunteered for the exercise participating. The drill’s scenario assumed that the fire took place in the tower’s restaurant on the 107th floor, with as many as [...]
SEOUL, Feb.25 (Korea Bizwire) – A traditional fire ceremony that has been held over the years on Jeju Island now continues as a festival. Fire ceremonies have long been held in Korea during the winter. Various types of ceremonies using fire exist across the nation. As part of wishes for a prosperous new year and [...]
GOYANG, Jan.27 (Korea Bizwire) – Another case where a running BMW burst into flames has been reported, marking the sixth time since a similar incident first occurred on November 3, 2015. On January 26, a BMW driven by Lee (44) caught on fire near the Jayuro highway in Goyang City. The fire completely destroyed the [...]
ICHEON, Dec.15 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 14, an individual referred to as A (52) was driving his BMW on the Yeongdong expressway near Icheon when it caught on fire. The fire destroyed the interior of the car, and the fire department assumed that the total loss would be around 8.8 million won. As soon [...]