Explosion and Fire at Seosan Lotte Chemical... 11 Injured Transported to Hospital (Update)

[Asia Economy (Seosan) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A fire explosion occurred at Lotte Chemical Daesan Plant in Seosan, Chungnam, and the fire authorities are currently extinguishing it. It is reported that 11 people have been injured so far and have been transported to hospitals for treatment due to this fire.

According to Chungnam Fire Department on the 4th, the explosion fire occurred around 2:59 a.m. on the same day. The fire authorities immediately issued a 'Response Level 2' after the fire broke out and deployed about 240 nearby firefighters and about 50 fire trucks and other vehicles to the site to carry out extinguishing operations.

There were also 11 injured people at the scene due to the fire. The injured were moved to nearby hospitals for treatment, and some with severe burns were transferred to a large hospital located in Cheonan for treatment.

Seosan City sent emergency disaster messages to local residents to evacuate nearby residents.

A Chungnam Fire Department official said, "It is estimated that the fire occurred as some of the plant facilities inside the factory exploded," and added, "As of 6:30 a.m., the major fire at the site has been extinguished, and the risk of additional accidents seems low."

Meanwhile, at the time of the fire, there was an impact strong enough to break the glass windows of stores near the Daesan Plant, and it is reported that the explosion sound was loud enough to wake residents from sleep even in apartments several kilometers away from the plant.

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