Fire Breaks Out at Paint Material Warehouse in Ulsan, Leaving 1 Dead and 4 Injured

A fire broke out at a paint company's material warehouse in Nam-gu, Ulsan, leaving one person dead and four others injured.

According to fire authorities, the fire started at 8:20 AM in a two-story warehouse with a total floor area of 280.5 square meters belonging to the company.

Due to the nature of the paint company, the warehouse contained a large amount of flammable materials. The fire rapidly grew accompanied by popping sounds, billowing black smoke, and spreading to two adjacent villa buildings on both sides of the warehouse.

As a result, a woman in her 60s living on the third floor of the adjacent villa died, and three villa residents were injured.

Another man in her [or his] 60s was found heavily injured in front of the material warehouse.

Fire authorities issued a Level 1 response, mobilizing 38 firefighting vehicles and about 110 personnel. They brought the major flames under control in about 40 minutes, though fire remains visible at the scene.

Fire authorities plan to use excavators and other equipment to search through the site and continue operations until the fire is completely extinguished.

However, because the warehouse is believed to contain many flammable materials such as paint-related products, it is expected to take some time to completely extinguish the fire.

Fire authorities believe the fire started while work was being conducted with a forklift inside the material warehouse, and they are investigating the cause and circumstances of the incident.

(Photo provided by Ulsan Fire Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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