Fire at Dongkuk Steel's Incheon Plant Extinguished After Over 20 Hours

A fire that broke out at the outdoor loading area of Dongkuk Steel's Incheon plant has been completely extinguished after approximately 20 hours.

According to the Incheon Fire Department today (July 15), the fire started at around 7:20 p.m. yesterday in a pile of scrap metal stored at the outdoor loading area of the Dongkuk Steel plant in Songhyeon-dong, Jemulpo-gu.

There were no casualties reported from the incident.

After receiving a report from a nearby military unit's situation room, fire authorities deployed 96 firefighters and 39 pieces of equipment, successfully extinguishing the blaze at around 4:00 p.m., about 20 hours after it began.

Fire authorities faced difficulties in putting out the fire deep within the scrap metal pile.

The pile of scrap metal was estimated to be 10,000 tons in size, reaching the height of a three- to four-story building.

Fire authorities believe the fire started within the scrap metal pile and plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.

A fire official stated, "We conducted suppression operations by turning over the scrap metal pile with a grapple truck," adding, "The flames did not spread beyond the scrap metal pile."

(Photo: Provided by Incheon Fire Department, Yonhap News)
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