Fire at Ulsan SK Energy, Firefighting Personnel and Equipment Fully Mobilized for Extinguishing... No Casualties Confirmed

On the morning of the 12th, a fire broke out at the energy storage system (ESS) of SK Energy's Ulsan plant, and the fire department is conducting extinguishing operations. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] At around 6:23 a.m. on the 12th, a fire broke out at the Energy Storage System (ESS) within SK Energy in Nam-gu, Ulsan, prompting the Ulsan Fire Department to urgently dispatch and conduct firefighting operations.

According to the Ulsan Fire Department Headquarters, the fire is burning the battery storage building, a three-story structure, and there have been no reported casualties so far.

The Ulsan Fire Department Headquarters has issued Response Level 1, mobilizing all personnel and equipment from the fire station to suppress the building fire. Currently, about 90 firefighting personnel and around 30 fire trucks are deployed.

Nam-gu, Ulsan, has sent out disaster text messages advising commuters to take detours due to heavy smoke caused by the SK Energy factory fire.

The Ulsan Fire Department stated, "Currently, it is assessed that there is no risk of the fire spreading further, but more time is needed until it is completely extinguished."

The ESS where the fire occurred is an energy storage device that supplies electricity to factory equipment and other facilities as an emergency power source in case the power supplied by KEPCO is cut off.

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