The Busan Fireworks Festival...The reason why the lights on Gwangan Bridge were turned off. [This is the news]

At the Busan Fireworks Festival held on the 9th, it was confirmed that the landscape lighting of Gwangan Bridge, which should be harmonized with fireworks, was turned off due to an accident.

According to the Busan Metropolitan Government on the 10th, the Gwangan Bridge light connection cable installed in the directing situation room just before the fireworks show was damaged at the Busan Fireworks Festival on the 9th, and the landscape lighting of the Gwangan Bridge was turned off.

The Busan Festival Organizing Committee explained that three teenagers suddenly entered the tent in the situation room and touched the cable installed in the process of being restrained by the management staff, and the landscape lighting of Gwangan Bridge was turned off.

The fireworks show was delayed for about 10 minutes to turn on the Gwangan Bridge lights again, but it could not be restored and eventually the Gwangan Bridge lights, which were supposed to be produced with the flames, were turned off and the fireworks show lasted for about an hour.

The organizing committee said, "I controlled the situation room, but it suddenly stormed right after the countdown," adding, "From next year, we will build a spare facility so that we can flexibly cope with unexpected situations."

The Busan Fireworks Festival held on the 9th was attended by 1.03 million people.

AI Anchor: Y-GO
Caption editing: Jeong Eui-jin