Fire broke out in a vinyl recycling plant in Jang-an, Hwaseong on the 28th at 4:25 p.m.
At one point, it escalated to stage 2 response, and on the 29th at 12:09 p.m., the fire was completely extinguished.
All 6 buildings, including the burning factory, were destroyed, but there were no casualties., ‘[Hwaseong=Edaily reporter Hwang Young-min] A fire that broke out at a vinyl recycling plant in Hwaseong on the afternoon of the 28th was extinguished after about 20 hours.’,
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, ‘According to the fire department on the 29th, a fire broke out at a two-story, 1485m² iron structure vinyl recycling plant in Seokpori, Jang-an, Hwaseong at 4:25 p.m. on the 28th.’,
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, ‘Upon receiving the report, the fire department arrived at the scene and escalated the emergency response from stage 1 to stage 2 at 5:06 p.m.’,
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, ‘Although there were no hazardous materials in the factory, black smoke filled the air as the vinyl materials burned, prompting the city to send safety messages advising residents to close windows and avoid the area.’,
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, ‘With 269 firefighters and 72 pieces of equipment deployed to extinguish the fire, the emergency response was downgraded to stage 1 at 8:13 p.m. that day. The fire continued until the next day, and all response stages were lifted at 5:20 a.m. on the 29th. However, the fire reignited at 12:09 p.m.’,
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, ‘The fire caused property damage, completely destroying 6 buildings including the factory. There were no casualties among the 7 people in the dormitory during the fire and the 30 people evacuated from nearby factories. No contaminated water leaked into nearby farmland or rivers due to the swift pollution control efforts by the fire department.’,
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, ‘Police and firefighters will investigate the exact cause of the fire once the cleanup is completed.’,
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