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Fire Breaks Out at Textile Manufacturing Plant in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province... One Building Destroyed

Je Hui-won

Published : Aug 11, 2026 10:07 AM


A fire broke out at a textile manufacturing plant in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 5:20 a.m. today (August 11), and was extinguished in about 50 minutes.

Three people, including factory workers, evacuated, and one 180-square-meter building was completely burned down.

Fire authorities believe the fire started in the fabric warehouse and are investigating the exact cause.

(Photo: Yonhap News)