- Incheon Metropolitan Government to do everything to prevent the fire from spreading and review support measures for affected businesses -

On Oct. 20, Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok visited the scene of a factory fire in Wanggil-dong, Seo-gu, to assess the damage and demand swift recovery measures. Relevant officials, such as the head of the Seo-gu Office and the local fire department, also attended the site.

The fire broke out around 8:44 AM at a machine-processing factory in Wanggil-dong, Seo-gu. Fire authorities issued a level 1 response at 9:14 AM. and escalated it to level 2 at 11:02 AM, which was later downgraded to level 1 at 1:58 PM.

There were no casualties, and over 60 pieces of equipment, including helicopters, were mobilized to extinguish the flames. 

After being briefed by the head of Incheon Geomdan Fire Station on the cause and measures taken to extinguish the fire, Mayor Yoo personally inspected the scene, expressing his gratitude to the firefighters working on the site. 

He went on to request efforts to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby factories and mountains, urging the team to maintain the disaster prevention and response system to ensure quick action in case of future incidents.

A fire department official explained, “The fire occurred in a sandwich panel and tented structure, which made it time-consuming to control.”

The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the relevant authorities, and the final damage estimates will be confirmed after further investigation.

Mayor Yoo also added, “Please ensure that the flames are fully contained, considering the strong winds, and once the damage assessment is complete, we will actively consider support measures for the affected businesses.” 

<Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok is inspecting the damage at the scene of the factory fire in Wanggil-dong, Seo-gu, on Oct. 20.>