Gyeonggi Fire Department to Conduct Emergency Inspections at 447 Sites Including 15 Coupang Logistics Warehouses in Province

The Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters is conducting emergency inspections of 15 Coupang logistics warehouses in the province, each with a total floor area of more than 100,000 square meters, in relation to the fire at the Coupang logistics center in Incheon. In addition, inspections will be carried out at 41 sites classified as 'Special-Grade' fire safety management targets and 432 'First-Grade' sites with a total floor area of more than 15,000 square meters.

On July 22, Gyeonggi Province announced that Governor Choo Mi-ae had chaired an emergency countermeasure meeting concerning the fire at the Coupang logistics center in Incheon. The province will conduct urgent fire safety inspections of large logistics warehouses within the province, while also working to improve fire safety regulations and strengthen on-site response systems, the announcement said on July 23.

The key items to be inspected include: ▲Compliance with storage and handling standards for batteries and hazardous materials ▲Management and maintenance of fire protection equipment ▲The safety management systems of related personnel.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Chu Mi-ae is presiding over an emergency countermeasure meeting on the fire at the Coupang logistics center in Incheon on the 22nd. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

Furthermore, the inspections will not only check for compliance with legal standards but will also broadly review matters requiring improvement according to the latest safety standards, as well as potential risks on-site.

In addition, the province will analyze the fire vulnerability and fire spread characteristics of mezzanine rack structures—which have seen expanded use in large logistics warehouses recently—along with factors such as firefighter accessibility and limitations on water-spraying activities, in order to develop improvement measures. Based on these findings, Gyeonggi Province also plans to propose legislative and regulatory reforms to strengthen fire safety standards for logistics warehouses to the National Assembly and the central government. A mezzanine rack refers to a structure in which an intermediate floor is added above regular shelving, creating an additional half-floor or 1.5-story space within a warehouse, thereby increasing storage and workspace capacity.

Governor Choo Mi-ae stated, "This issue is directly related to life and safety. For matters essential to fire safety, it is necessary to establish reasonable criteria so that retroactive application is possible, and to amend laws to expand government support." She emphasized the need for countermeasures at the level of the central government and the National Assembly.

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