Minister Yoon Ho-jung of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said regarding government systems under restoration after the National Information Resources Service fire that "most services will be able to resume by Nov. 20."
The Minister said at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on the national resources fire held at the Government Complex Sejong on the 16th that "as of 6 a.m. today, 324 out of a total of 709 systems have been restored," adding this. The restoration rate is 45.7%.
He presented a plan to complete restoration of all systems by mid-to-late November, except for 20 systems among the remaining 385 that are planned to transfer to Daegu. Minister Yoon said, "For the 289 unrecovered systems, including grade 1 and 2 systems that have a large impact on the daily lives of the public, we will first complete restoration by the end of October," and "for the other 76 systems, we will make it possible to resume services by Nov. 20."
Regarding the remaining 20 systems that need to transfer to the Daegu center for national resources, he added, "We will closely consult with the relevant ministries to promote a stable and systematic transfer."
Minister Yoon said, "To analyze the impact of the fire on building safety, we conducted a structural diagnosis of the Daejeon center building, and in the restoration process, where newly introduced equipment is placed after closely reviewing load and safety standards, we are thoroughly adhering to safety principles."
He went on to say, "We ask each agency to make every effort for the complete restoration of their information systems," and "for systems closely tied to the safety of people's lives, please inspect them even more carefully and meticulously and actively address any inconveniences to the public."
Earlier, at about 8:15 p.m. on the 26th, a fire broke out due to a lithium-ion battery explosion in the computer room on the 5th floor of the national resources center in Hwaham-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. Government services were all knocked out at once due to system damage affected by the fire. The government has continued restoration work to this day, 21 days after the accident occurred.