A fire breaks out on the third floor of a four-story above ground and one-story underground building with a steel structure spanning over 8,700 square meters
Petroleum and other hazardous materials are stored in external storage outside the factory… Suwon City sends out disaster messages,
A fire broke out at 9:34 am on the 19th at a factory manufacturing capacitors in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province. – Yonhap News,
‘On the morning of the 19th at around 9:34, a fire broke out at a factory manufacturing capacitors in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, and firefighters who arrived at the scene are conducting firefighting operations.’,
‘The fire occurred on the third floor of a four-story aboveground and one-story underground building with a total floor area of more than 8,700 square meters, which is made of steel.’,
, ‘ MobileAdNew center ‘, ‘Upon the outbreak of the fire, it was confirmed that all 60 workers who were on duty safely evacuated, according to the fire authorities.’,
‘A factory official reported, “The fire broke out in the production section on the third floor of the factory” and called 119.’,
‘As the fire broke out and black smoke spread, more than 60 reports were received by the fire department.’,
‘The fire department declared response level 1 at 9:48 am (which involves mobilizing 31-50 units from 3-7 fire stations) and deployed 32 units of equipment including pump trucks and 95 personnel to extinguish the fire.’,
, ‘ MobileAdNew center ‘, ‘It was reported that the fire originated from 3 out of 30 capacitor manufacturing machines.’,
‘Hazardous materials such as petroleum and alcohol are stored in outdoor storage outside the factory.’,
‘Through safety alert text messages, Suwon City announced the fire, advising, “A fire and black smoke occurred at the factory in Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu. Please avoid the road in the area, and nearby citizens should stay safe.”’,
‘Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the detailed circumstances of the fire once it is fully extinguished.’