Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn convened a safety meeting on Wednesday, vowing to intensify oversight and supervisory efforts.
Hwang made the remark during a meeting between government officials of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security and the Ministry of Personnel Management, as well as other related civilian specialists.
“I will convene meetings often so that there is no loophole in keeping safety,” the prime minister said.
Hwang ordered intensified government capacity to deal with accidents at campsites during the summer vacation season to ensure better safety.
Frequent accidents at campsites called into question the effectiveness of the country’s safety control system and the government’s management of such facilities.
In March, five people including three children died and two others were seriously injured in a tent fire at a campsite in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul. (Yonhap)
