Fire Breaks Out at Reusable Container Cleaning Facility in Yongin; Extinguished After 3.5 Hours

A fire broke out at a reusable container cleaning facility in Wonsam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, at approximately 8:44 a.m. today (June 13).

Fire authorities dispatched 27 pieces of equipment and 81 personnel to the scene. At 9:04 a.m., they issued a "Level 1 Response," mobilizing all available personnel and equipment from the local fire station to combat the blaze.

The fire was fully extinguished at approximately 12:12 p.m. today, about three and a half hours after it began.

Eight people, including employees residing in the facility's dormitory, evacuated the premises, and no casualties have been reported thus far.

It has been determined that at least two factory buildings were damaged by the fire.

Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact scale of the damage and the cause of the fire.

(Photo: Provided by Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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