Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho Visits District Heating Pipe Rupture Accident Site and Directs Swift Recovery

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

Anyang City is conducting joint emergency response meetings with Gunpo City and GS Power Co., Ltd., the heat supplier, sharing the situation and making all-out efforts for rapid recovery.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho emphasized at the site, "We must ensure that recovery proceeds swiftly so that inconveniences in hot water and heating use during cold weather are minimized."

He added, "We must strengthen safety inspections of aging heat transport pipes and enhance regular leak checks to prevent accidents from recurring," and stated, "We will urge GS Power to advance projects to improve vulnerable sections and pursue the dual-line construction of heat transport pipes, and the city will supervise this thoroughly."