Batteries and Other Items Believed to Be Cause of Fire Recovered at Incheon Coupang Logistics Center

Fire authorities and police have recovered batteries and other household items suspected of causing the fire during an on-site inspection of the Incheon Coupang Logistics Center, where a major fire occurred.

A joint inspection team comprising 10 institutions, including the National Forensic Service and the Korea Safety Technology Corporation, conducted a joint on-site inspection for about three and a half hours starting at 10:00 a.m. today (July 28).

The inspection team explained that they recovered household items containing batteries and metals equivalent to eight plastic packs from the second floor of the mezzanine multi-level structure on the sixth floor of the logistics center, which is suspected to be the origin of the fire.

Lee Gi-yeol, head of the Fire Investigation Division at the National Fire Agency, stated in a briefing, "The collected evidence has been sent to the National Forensic Service for detailed analysis."
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