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Large Fire Breaks Out at Yeoju Resource Recovery Facility; Primary Containment Achieved in 3.5 Hours The fire broke out at around 5:00 a.m. today at a resource recovery facility located in Sinhae-ri, Ganam-eup, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Sep 26, 2026 9:25 AM

Large Fire Breaks Out at Yeoju Resource Recovery Facility... Level 1 Response Issued The fire broke out at around 4:50 a.m. today at a resource recovery facility located in Sinhae-ri, Ganam-eup, Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Sep 26, 2026 8:15 AM

Prosecutors Transfer Suspended Indictment Cases to Police and Special Judicial Police Ahead of Prosecution Office Launch Under the plan, about 2,000 cases in which prosecutors directly obtained arrest warrants and placed individuals on nationwide wanted lists will be transferred to the police and special judicial police to continue the wanted status, while other suspended indictment cases will be managed by the Prosecution Office. SBS Sep 26, 2026 7:55 AM

Contempt of Court Triples, Yet Only About 10 People Face Confinement or Fines Annually According to data submitted by the Supreme Court to the office of Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Kim Yong-min, incidents and accidents occurring within court buildings and courtrooms increased 2.1 times from 267 cases in 2021 to 566 cases last year. SBS Sep 26, 2026 7:54 AM

Fires Break Out During Chuseok Holiday, Including Blaze Caused by Cigarette Fires broke out in various locations overnight. In Wando, South Jeolla Province, a fire at a gas appliance store forced 20 residents to evacuate urgently, while in Seoul, a woman in her 60s was injured in a fire suspected to have started from a cigarette. SBS Sep 26, 2026 7:23 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News (September 26, 2026) 1. US, China Leaders Meet Face-to-Face for Third Straight Day.."Trade Talks Yield Results" Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his first state visit to the US in 11 years and departed Washington. SBS Sep 26, 2026 7:05 AM

Highway Traffic Congestion for Return Trip Begins in Earnest... Expected to Peak Around 2 PM As of 7 a.m. today , the Korea Expressway Corporation projected that travel times to Seoul would be 5 hours and 40 minutes from Busan, and 5 hours and 20 minutes each from Ulsan and Mokpo. SBS Sep 26, 2026 5:52 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Muan Home, Extinguished After Nearly 5 Hours Without Casualties A fire broke out at a house in Muan County, taking about 4 hours and 50 minutes to be fully extinguished. SBS Sep 26, 2026 4:38 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Wando Gas Appliance Store, Prompting Evacuation of Some 20 People At around 7:20 PM yesterday , a fire occurred at a gas appliance store located in Wando-eup, Wando-gun, South Jeolla Province. SBS Sep 26, 2026 12:27 AM

Container Fire Breaks Out in Seogok-ri, Wonju... "No Casualties Reported" Fires broke out at a container and a vinyl greenhouse in Wonju, Gangwon Province, on Chuseok day, prompting authorities to launch firefighting operations. SBS Sep 26, 2026 12:21 AM