Prime Minister Han Sung-sook Orders All-Out Efforts in Pyeongtaek Warehouse Fire Response

Prime Minister Han Sung-sook issued an urgent directive regarding the fire at a hazardous materials storage warehouse in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, today (August 11), instructing the National Fire Agency to "mobilize all available firefighting personnel and equipment to do its utmost in extinguishing the fire and searching for casualties," the Prime Minister's Office announced.

Prime Minister Han further emphasized, "Related agencies including the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Korean National Police Agency, Gyeonggi Province, and the city of Pyeongtaek must thoroughly manage on-site controls, guide residents, and evacuate them if necessary to prevent any harm to the local population from this fire."

She also instructed, "Pay utmost attention to safety, particularly in preventing secondary accidents during field operations for firefighters currently tackling the blaze at the site."

A report of a fire at a special logistics center located in Tojin-ri, Cheongbuk-eup, Pyeongtaek, was received through an automatic fire detection system at around 12:03 a.m. today.

The fire authorities issued a national firefighting mobilization order at 3:39 a.m. to launch an all-out response, and lowered the Level 2 response previously issued for the scene down to Level 1 at around 5:16 a.m. after determining that the flames had subsided.

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