Fire Breaks Out at Pocheon Scrapyard; Major Flames Extinguished After 3 Hours and 30 Minutes

A fire broke out at a scrapyard in Mubong-ri, Soheul-eup, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, at around 11:57 AM today (October 24).

While there were no casualties, firefighting authorities issued a Level 1 response at around 12:32 PM over concerns that the flames could spread to surrounding areas.

As the fire began to subside, the Level 1 response was lifted at around 1:54 PM.

Deploying 39 pieces of equipment and 110 personnel, firefighting authorities brought the major flames under control at around 3:28 PM, about 3 hours and 30 minutes after the fire started.

Due to a large amount of black smoke generated at the scene, the city of Pocheon sent out an emergency disaster text message advising citizens to stay away from the accident site and vehicles to detour.

Police and firefighting authorities plan to investigate the cause of the fire and other details once the remaining embers are fully extinguished.

(Photo provided by Pocheon Fire Station, Yonhap News)
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