Fire Breaks Out at Paju Shopping Bag Factory, Destroying 4 Buildings

A fire broke out at a shopping bag manufacturing factory in Yeondasan-dong, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, at around 11:15 a.m. today (August 6).

Five workers inside the factory at the time managed to evacuate on their own, resulting in no casualties, but all four buildings of the factory complex were completely destroyed.

Authorities reported that two of the buildings were used as shopping bag manufacturing facilities, while the remaining two served as storage warehouses for pots.

The firefighting authorities dispatched 27 response vehicles and 70 personnel to battle the blaze, bringing the major flames under control at around 11:50 a.m.

However, due to the large amount of combustible materials stored at the site, it is expected to take a considerable amount of time to extinguish the fire completely.

Police and firefighting authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire once it is fully put out.

(Photo provided by Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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