▲At the time of the Pyeonghwa Market fire
The first instance court upheld the fire officer's hand in an administrative lawsuit filed by a firefighter who was disciplined for responding to a fire.
According to the legal community today (the 7th), the 8th administrative division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Judge Lee Jong-hwan) won a judgment in favor of Mr.
Person A was disciplined by the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters for insufficient understanding of the situation and inadequate response measures in the fire at the Jeil Pyeonghwa Market on September 22, 2019.
At that time, the Jung-gu Fire Department in Seoul received the first fire report at around 12 pm and dispatched to complete the first fire suppression around 1 am. The fire spread.
In the end, the fire department added 51 additional fire trucks to finish the firefighting work late at night, and the fire that day caused property damage estimated at about 3 billion won.
At the time, some pointed out that the fire department was delayed in extinguishing the fire, and in October 2019, the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters conducted its own investigation and was on duty on the day of the fire, stating that "there were abnormal signs, but they did not immediately report them to the upper management, which escalated the situation." A disciplinary action was imposed on Mr. A, the head of the general situation office.
However, the court found that the disciplinary action was unlawful.
"The fire grew again after the commander of the field response team, who had commanded the suppression operation, declared the completion of the suppression," he said. There was no".
Then, the court decided to cancel the disciplinary action, saying, "It is difficult to conclude that Mr. A, as the on-duty officer at the time of the fire, neglected to understand the on-site situation or neglected his duty to report the fire."
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