“Go slowly, line by line.”
At around 8:20 pm on the 17th following the Busan Fireworks Festival, the police and security guards deployed at Gwangan Station and Geumnyeonsan Station near Gwangalli Beach shouted out loud to the citizens.
On the followingnoon of the 17th, following the 17th Busan Fireworks Festival, visitors are moving to Geumnyeonsan Station, Suyeong-gu, Busan. 2022.12.17/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Kang Seung-wooWhen the Busan Fireworks Festival, which lasted for regarding an hour at Gwangalli Beach from 7:00 pm on the same day, ended, the spectators got up all at once and went home. walked slowly
On the followingnoon of the 17th, following the 17th Busan Fireworks Festival, spectators are moving at Geumnyeonsan Station, Suyeong-gu, Busan, following the instructions of a safety officer. 2022.12.17/News1 ⓒ News1 Safety guards have been placed at the entrances and exits of subway stations, ticket gates, stairs, and escalators.
As crowds of people gathered at Gwangan Station and Geumnyeonsan Station at once, security guards prevented people from riding the subway, and a whistle sounded when the subway door was closed.
The police officers who came to DJ Police said, “It is better to go to Suyeong Station or Millak Station, where there are fewer people, and return home.”
The police and fire authorities seemed to be doing their best to prevent accidents from occurring in the sudden crowds.
At 7 major points, a so-called ‘Long Bridge Police Officer’ was placed, in which a police officer climbs a simple ladder regarding 70 cm high and makes announcements with a megaphone.
On the 17th, police officers are controlling crowds ahead of the ’17th Busan Fireworks Festival’ held at Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong-gu, Busan. 2022.12.17/News1 ⓒ News1A citizen named Kim, who was on his way home, said, “It’s a bit inconvenient because the time to go home is delayed, but I think it’s something we have to endure for everyone’s safety.”
Citizen Kang Mo said, “I plan to spend time around Gwangalli until the crowds subside and then take the subway home.”
The festival was held under the theme of ‘Harmony of Busan’, which means singing Busan with fireworks.
Prior to the start of the festival in earnest, events such as a pre-firework show and a firework talk show were held.
At 7:00 p.m. on time, as fireworks burst into the night sky in Gwangalli, the audience exclaimed in unison and took pictures and videos of this moment.
In the followingmath of the Itaewon disaster, the fireworks festival originally scheduled to be held on November 5 was postponed for more than a month, and only a little more than half of the total of 8,000 spectator seats on the sandy beach of Gwangalli Beach were occupied.
Visitors took out hot packs and blankets prepared in advance to endure the cold. Citizens seated on the terraces of beach shops also covered themselves with blankets or held hand warmers and enjoyed the fireworks.
On the followingnoon of the 17th, when the 17th Busan Fireworks Festival was held, ‘Long Leg Police Officers’ were deployed on the road near Gwangalli Beach in Busan to manage crowds. (Provided by the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency)Mr. Park, who reserved a seat on the terrace of a bar on Gwangalli Beach, said, “I am enjoying this moment with my friends as much as I paid a lot of money.”
After the festival, a thank you curtain call fireworks show was held to disperse the crowds returning home.
The Busan Fireworks Festival, which will be held normally in three years, was expected to attract 1 million people, but a total of 705,200 people were counted.
Around 5,000 police, firefighters, volunteer firefighters, and public officials were deployed on major roads even before the festival began.
On this day, the police received 101 reports related to the fireworks festival, including traffic inconvenience. According to the city of Busan, eight visitors complained of simple abrasions, abdominal pain, and headaches, and one yacht screw wound accident occurred.
On the other hand, the lowest temperature in Busan on this day was minus 0.7 degrees Celsius at the Daecheong-dong Observatory, the representative point, and the felt temperature was minus 5.8 degrees Celsius.
(Busan = News 1)
