Korean paint warehouse fined for fire violation

April 09, 2016 | 16:42

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On March 7, the Police Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue (C66) under the Ministry of Public Security imposed a VND102 million ($4,579) fine on Korean shoe maker TeaKang MTC Vietnam Company in the southern province of Dong Nai for violating fire prevention regulations, according to newswire BaoDongnai.com.

Besides, C66 asked the company to suspend the operation of its paint warehouse where the authority detected violations.

Accordingly, on an unannounced inspection conducted on the same day, the local authorities of the southern province of Dong Nai detected that the company arbitrarily built numerous units outside the factory, obstructing the operation of fire trucks. Further violations have been registered in the positioning of fire alarm buttons and the company’s fire protection rules, which were found to go against fire protection safety regulations.

Furthermore, the company placed goods to block emergency exits, while simultaneously disregarding to place signposts indicating system exits. Its paint warehouse has yet to be equipped with a protection system preventing fire from spreading.

The company’s leaders confessed their violations of fire protection safety regulations with haste.

The paint warehouse of the factories is considered an extremely dangerous area with high fire risk. Thus, the local authorities asked the company to install a fire protection system to ensure safety regulations.

Established in 2005, TeaKang MTC Vietnam is a wholly Korean-owned company specialising in manufacturing and processing sport shoes, employing more than 3,000 locals.

On January 19, the paint warehouse of a foreign-invested enterprise, located in Tan Uyen town in the southern province of Binh Duong , caught on fire. The fire spread on a large scale and residents and workers failed to extinguish it, forcing the mobilisation of fire trucks and tens of firemen.

By By Ha Vy

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