Large Fire at Siwha Industrial Complex in Siheung, Gyeonggi, Fully Extinguished Early Morning of the 3rd... No Casualties Reported

A fire broke out at a manufacturing company in the Siwha Industrial Complex, Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, at around 9:55 p.m. on the 2nd.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] A fire that broke out at a manufacturing company in the Siwha Industrial Complex in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province was fully extinguished after 7 hours.

According to the fire authorities on the 3rd, the fire that started at a polyurethane foam manufacturing company in Jeonghwang-dong, Siheung at 9:55 PM the previous day was completely put out at 4:30 AM that day. There were no casualties from the fire, but one factory building and its interior fixtures were completely burned.

The fire authorities issued a Level 1 response at 10:10 PM immediately after the fire broke out, and then escalated it to Level 2 at 11:02 PM to carry out firefighting operations. As a result, 220 firefighters and 79 fire trucks were deployed.

After the large-scale fire at the manufacturing company the previous afternoon, 119 emergency calls were continuously received from nearby areas. Siheung City sent disaster alert messages to local residents and urged them to evacuate to safe locations.

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