A major fire broke out at a manufacturing plant in Haknam-ri, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, at around 9:40 a.m. today (October 14), and firefighting authorities are currently working to extinguish the blaze.

A Level 1 response, which mobilizes all personnel from the jurisdiction's fire station, was issued as of 10:04 a.m., and no casualties have been confirmed so far.

Fire authorities believe the fire started in a warehouse of the manufacturing plant where hazardous materials were stored, and plan to investigate the exact cause once the flames are brought under control.

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