Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho Visits District Heating Pipe Rupture Accident Site, Orders Swift Recovery

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho visited the site of a district heating pipe rupture accident near Beomgye Station on the afternoon of the 28th.

Anyang City is holding a joint emergency response meeting with Gunpo City and GS Power, the heat supplier, sharing the situation and making all-out efforts for swift recovery.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho emphasized at the site, "Recovery must proceed swiftly so that inconveniences in using hot water and heating are minimized during the cold weather."

He also stated, "We must strengthen safety inspections of aging heat transport pipes and enhance regular leak checks to prevent accidents from recurring," and added, "We will urge GS Power to proceed with vulnerable section improvement projects and the dual heat transport pipe construction work, and will conduct thorough supervision and oversight."