Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties visit the site of the fire in Guryong Village “Prepare countermeasures carefully”

On the 20th, the day before the Lunar New Year holiday, leaders of the ruling and opposition parties visited Guryong Village, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, which was damaged by fire, to comfort victims and encourage firefighters.

People’s strength leadership, such as Jin-seok Jeong, chairman of the Emergency Response Committee, and Il-jong Seong, chairman of the Policy Committee, canceled the planned return to Seoul Station that day and visited the fire site in Guryong Village . After President Yoon Seok-yeol issued an emergency order in Switzerland to “do everything possible to stop the fire,” the ruling party responded to the fire in Kowloon Village in an orderly manner.

Chairman Chung said in Guryong Village, “A place where the power of the people served coal bricks at the end of last year,” and “I asked for a warm winter night and parting ways, but I heard the news that there is fire and fire. he ran.” After touring the scene of the fire, he said, “It’s a situation where there’s nothing to save because it’s so burnt.” After asking Cho Seong-myeong, the head of Gangnam-gu, to prepare temporary accommodation for the victims, such as nearby hotels, he asked, “Please take measures so that (disaster victims) can spend the Lunar New Year warmly .”

Chairman Chung also encouraged the firefighters, saying, “It is very fortunate that the fire authorities and the volunteer fire brigade woke up the residents promptly and there were no casualties.”

Representative Lee Jae-myung and the leadership of the Democratic Party also visited Guryong Village that day and toured the firefighting scene. After receiving a report from the fire department that ‘the building was made of Styrofoam, it was difficult to extinguish the fire’, CEO Lee said, “It is very fortunate that there were no casualties.” “Residents and firefighters suffered in a very difficult environment,” he said.

Representative Lee said on a social network service (SNS) shortly after the news of the fire was reported that day, “There is no overreaction to protect the lives of the people.” He asked.

The Justice Party asked the government to formulate basic measures to prevent it from happening again, saying, “Today’s fire shows that even disasters only affect the poor more significantly.” Speaker Lee Jae-rang said in a briefing at the National Assembly that day, “Guryong Village in Gaepo-dong, across from Tower Palace, is the dark side of the spectacular city of Seoul, with shanty towns and side rooms. a place where frequent and already large fires have occurred several times,” he noted.

According to the fire department, at about 6:27 am on the same day, the fire in District 4 of Guryong Village quickly spread to the surroundings, destroying about 60 houses, a total of 2,700 square meters, and causing 62 victims in 44 homes. Guryong Village was formed in the late 1980s when residents who lost their livelihoods in the city gathered at the foot of Guryong Mountain and Daemo Mountain. The fire authorities believe that the fire spread quickly due to the concentration of shacks built with flammable materials such as vinyl, plywood, and teak cotton.