The National Fire Agency announced that it issued a national fire mobilization order as of 3:15 p.m. today (July 18) to respond with full force to the fire at the logistics warehouse in Incheon.

In accordance with the national fire mobilization order, fire authorities are mobilizing a total of 21 pieces of firefighting equipment from five cities and provinces—Seoul, Gyeonggi, North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, and Gangwon—including four aerial ladder trucks, 13 water tanker trucks, one unmanned firefighting robot, and three recovery support vehicles, to assist in extinguishing the fire.

The National Fire Agency emphasized that it will mobilize all available firefighting resources to extinguish the fire as early as possible and will do its utmost to ensure the safety of firefighters on the scene and prevent further damage.

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