Explosion Occurs at Plastic Manufacturing Plant in Suncheon; 52 Evacuate

A report was received at around 5:00 PM today (August 9) stating that a fire had broken out at a plastic material production plant in Haeryong-myeon, Suncheon, Jeonnam-Gwangju.

Due to the fire, 52 workers inside the plant evacuated on their own, and there were no casualties.

Fire authorities believe that residual gas exploded during the process of oxidizing plastic waste at high temperatures, igniting a fire inside the pipeline.

It was determined that flames temporarily occurred immediately after the explosion, but did not spread into a larger fire.

Fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the incident once safety measures are completed, such as venting internal smoke to the outside and cooling down the overheated pipelines.

(Photo provided by Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated City Fire Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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