Fire authorities are currently battling a fire that broke out at a waste treatment facility in Yongjam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, at around 4:50 PM today (November 1).

No casualties have been reported so far.

Nam-gu office sent out an emergency safety text message to residents advising them to close windows if indoors and to detour around nearby roads if driving.

Based on statements from witnesses indicating that the fire started in the waste storage warehouse, police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact scale of damage and the cause of the fire once the extinguishment work is completed.

(Photo provided by Ulsan Fire Headquarters, Yonhap News)