Social Affairs
Safety checks on ‘high-risk’ facilities begin next week
Feb. 2, 2018
Some 60,000 facilities used by the public, such as hospitals and traditional marketplaces across the country, will undergo safety checks starting next week, the government said Friday. The inspections come amid heightened safety concerns after two deadly fires claimed dozens of lives at a hospital in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, last week and at a fitness center in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, in December. (Yonhap)The 60,000 establishments categorized as “high-risk facilities” inc