Oh Se-hoon cancels the dinner for Rep. Oh and goes to the scene of the fire in Guryong Village (comprehensive)

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon rushed to the site of Guryong Village, Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, where a fire broke out on the 27th and checked the status of fire suppression and support for victims.

Immediately after news of the fire broke that day, Mayor Oh first convened an emergency meeting at the Seoul City Hall situation room to assess the fire situation.

Mayor Oh gave an urgent order to quickly extinguish the fire by mobilizing all available manpower and equipment, prioritizing the lives and safety of citizens.

In addition, considering the regional characteristics of Guryong Village, where fires can spread quickly due to the density of temporary buildings, the firefighting level was preemptively raised to level 2, and firefighting forces were quickly concentrated to block the spread of combustion.

In addition, the 2nd Vice Mayor for Administrative Affairs was ordered to immediately go to the scene and personally inspect the fire suppression and resident evacuation situation, and work closely with related organizations such as the fire department, police, and Gangnam-gu to make every effort to ensure the safety of residents.

In addition, considering that the fire site is adjacent to a forest, the Gangnam-gu Parks and Greenery Department was asked to immediately check the situation at the site and take necessary measures, such as building a fire line.

After finishing the meeting, we canceled all future plans and visited Guryong Village to inspect the site.

On this day, Mayor Oh was scheduled to invite People Power Party members to the official residence in Hannam-dong and hold a banquet as he had the previous day, but canceled this plan and headed to Guryong Village.

Mayor Oh said at the scene, "Fortunately, the fire is on the verge of being contained," and added, "I asked the firefighters to do their best to prevent the forest fire from spreading to the surrounding mountains."

He continued, "We have secured four nearby lodgings and two nearby middle schools, so we are paying special attention to ensuring that the victims do not have any inconveniences. I understand that the head of Gangnam-gu will persuade the victims to evacuate to temporary lodgings tonight."

He also added, “During the process of extinguishing the fire, we asked firefighters to be especially careful to avoid injury until the fire is completely extinguished.”

According to the city and fire authorities, at around 3:49 pm on this day, a fire of unknown cause broke out in a temporary building in District 2 of Guryong Village, and authorities began extinguishing it.

Fortunately, no casualties occurred, but 39 residents evacuated on their own, and it was provisionally calculated that 107 people from 77 households were damaged by the fire.

Firefighting authorities responded to the spread of the fire by deploying 232 personnel and 110 pieces of equipment, including 6 helicopters. The police mobilized 256 people and the public health center mobilized 308 people.

Gangnam-gu sent out disaster safety messages, set up a temporary medical center in preparation for multiple casualties, and is operating an emergency medical response system.