Safety that cannot be excessive no matter how careful it is, and clear standards for reopening Changwon NC Park are also needed
Safety that cannot be excessive no matter how careful it is, and clear standards for reopening Changwon NC Park are also needed
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The NC Dinos, who have been wandering for more than a month, have started to prepare a temporary alternative home stadium.먹튀검증
NC said, "At a meeting to check the implementation of safety measures attended by officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 2nd, we could not reach a conclusion on the specific reopening schedule of Changwon NC Park. In consultation with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), we decided to consider preparing a temporary home stadium for the 2025 season."
An accident occurred on March 29 at Changwon NC Park, NC's home stadium. Three people were injured when an aluminum louver, 2.6 meters long, 40 centimeters wide, and weighing 60 kilograms, which was installed about 17.5 meters high on the outer wall of the third base side fell off. A woman in her 20s, who suffered a head injury, died in two days. Since then, no matches have been held at Changwon NC Park.
Whether Changwon NC Park will reopen or not is up to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry. The joint task force consisting of Changwon City, Changwon Facilities Management Corporation and NC Dinos in South Gyeongsang Province started conducting safety assessments early last month. All 313 louvers (231 baseball stadiums and 82 parking lots) that caused the accident were removed on April 28. The joint task force recently submitted a final report on safety assessments.
Until now, NC has postponed some games or changed its home games to away games. If the game is delayed further, the league's management will be disrupted. As the venue for home and away games continues to be changed, complaints from opposing teams are also building. As a result, NC is looking for a temporary alternative home stadium to prevent the league from being disrupted.
With the removal of the louver, the cause of the accident, and the completion of the safety diagnosis, it is expected that the game will be held at Changwon NC Park soon. However, NC did not receive a definite answer from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport that it could hold the game.
"The meeting was part of measures to be taken in line with the safety inspection findings of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The reopening of the park has been postponed indefinitely due to the judgment that fundamental safety measures are needed," the NC Dinosaurs said. "It seems that it will take quite a long time to complete all fundamental safety measures. You can say that we start over (safety inspection) from the beginning. That's why we are preparing a temporary home ground," a club source told the Dong-A Ilbo in a telephone interview.
Some argue that since safety diagnosis has been conducted for nearly a month and some facilities have been supplemented, the game should be resumed at Changwon NC Park. NC children's fans are said to be crying because they cannot watch baseball at their home stadium (KT Wiz match changed from Changwon to Suwon) even on Children's Day.
However, we cannot be too careful about the safety of facilities. It was an accident that killed an audience in a baseball stadium. The U.S. and Japan, which enjoy professional baseball just like "people's sports," also took the accident seriously.
The accident was not a natural disaster, but a 災 of underdeveloped countries. Perfect measures are needed to completely shake off baseball fans' anxiety. Another safety accident within the ballpark, especially at Changwon NC Park, will inevitably lead to greater disruptions such as league suspension. More attention should be paid to safety and facility management.
However, NC clubs are having difficulty maintaining their condition due to away games for more than a month. The burden of compensation for damages to companies entering the ballpark is increasing. Local commercial districts are also complaining of damage. Deciding to reopen also requires clear standards and rational judgment.