A current firefighter posted on the anonymous bulletin board of the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters, 'Please refrain from visiting politicians at the fire site,' and Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung defended his failure to visit the Coupang fire site in June. . Inside the fire department, it is also pointed out that the author's assertion is wrong in that "Governor Lee Jae-myung was in charge of firefighting and disasters in the Gyeonggi area before he was a politician."
Earlier, on the day of the fire at the Coupang Logistics Center in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, the governor had a different schedule and took a 'mukbang' with taste columnist Hwang Gyo-ik, and then visited the fire site at about 1:30 am the next day. On the 21st, he officially apologized.
According to the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters on the 22nd, at around 4:50 pm on the 20th, an article was posted on the anonymous bulletin board of the firefighters saying, “I wonder if it is helpful for field workers to visit the disaster site by politicians.”
The author said, “There are many criticisms in the media that the governor did not visit the site immediately after the Coupang fire occurred, but I think the opposite. I think there are many employees who know the scene well, including the head of the disaster site, the general manager, the chief, and the general manager,” he said. “When politicians visit, it will only interfere with the activities of the employees on the spot by taking photos and taking ceremonies,” he said.
The author continued, “Even in June of last June, during the collapse of a demolished building in Gwangju, I saw politicians visiting, taking commemorative photos, and reported to the media for their abuse of power. I think it's good to do it."
The author also said, "As a person who was at the scene of the Coupang fire site accident, I am living with the trauma of the employee's death, but when the media talks about Coupang again, it reminds me of a scene that I do not want to recall." "Please visit the disaster site by politicians I would be grateful if you would minimize the fire and help fire officials to work safely at the scene.”
The firefighters who saw the article understood that they had posted an article about complaining about the site, but also said that it was not appropriate to mention this governor. A firefighter belonging to the executive level said, “The presence of a member of the National Assembly helps to formulate a firefighting policy. can be delivered,” he said.
However, the objections were not uncommon. A firefighter affiliated with the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters said, "The firefighters' visit to the fire site is encouraging firefighters and preparing countermeasures, but in reality, they want to be exposed to broadcasting." I wish I could,” he said.
Regarding the writer's mention of Governor Lee Jae-myung, he said, "As Governor Lee Jae-myung is not a politician, he is in charge of the disaster, so even though it is natural to visit the site, the writer interpreted the opposite. There was also the opinion that it cannot be done.” Another firefighter said, "It is the governor's responsibility to mobilize all administrative support to find the missing person."
Regarding this, an official from the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters said, "I have nothing to say because the governor has already apologized." .