Fire at Hwaseong Painting Company Extinguished in 1 Hour 40 Minutes... 1 Injured

Fire scene at a painting company in Hwaseong.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] A fire at a painting company in Hwaseong was extinguished after about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

At around 5:31 PM on the 14th, an unknown cause fire broke out at a painting company in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, and was completely extinguished after about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

The fire occurred in a steel-framed building with a total area of 404㎡.

One man in his 50s suffered a first-degree burn on his hand and was taken to a nearby hospital.

The fire department issued a Level 1 response at 5:44 PM, 13 minutes after the fire broke out, and deployed 42 pieces of equipment including pump trucks and 90 personnel including firefighters to extinguish the fire. The major flames were controlled around 6:19 PM, and the Level 1 response was lifted.

Subsequently, the fire was completely extinguished at around 7:18 PM, about 1 hour and 40 minutes after the fire started.

A fire department official said, "Factories are densely located around the fire site, and there is a nearby hill, so if the fire had spread, the damage could have been severe. However, by promptly issuing the Level 1 response and suppressing the fire, no additional damage occurred."

The police and fire authorities plan to investigate the cause and extent of the damage as soon as the fire is fully extinguished.

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