Fire at Incheon Industrial Complex... Completely Extinguished After 13 Hours, Destroying 6 Factory Buildings

A fire broke out in an industrial complex in Seo-gu, Incheon, burning down six factory buildings and was completely extinguished after about 13 hours.

According to the Incheon Fire Headquarters on the 22nd, a large fire occurred around 10:44 a.m. the previous day at the Incheon General Industrial Complex in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, and the fire authorities issued an alarm and carried out firefighting operations, completely extinguishing the fire around 12:24 a.m. that day.

The fire burned down three buildings, including an LED manufacturing factory and a kitchenware manufacturing factory made of sandwich panels, and about half of three other nearby factories, including an automobile parts manufacturer and an event company, were also damaged.

Fortunately, since it was the weekend and all factories were not operating, no employees were injured. However, during the firefighting process, a 119 rescue worker A (52) inhaled smoke and was taken to the hospital. Another field response team member B (44) suffered second-degree burns on the neck from glass fragments and received hospital treatment.

At 10:44 a.m. on the 21st, a large fire broke out in the Incheon General Industrial Complex in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, and firefighters are working to extinguish it.
[Photo by Incheon Fire Headquarters]

The fire authorities issued Response Level 1, an alarm level that mobilizes all personnel from the jurisdictional fire station, and carried out firefighting operations. Initial extinguishing was achieved at around 9:47 p.m. the previous day, 11 hours and 3 minutes after the fire broke out. The fire authorities faced great difficulties in extinguishing the fire because the building where the fire occurred was made of sandwich panel structures that allowed the fire to spread rapidly, and the factories were located close to each other.

The fire authorities believe the fire started between the LED manufacturing factory and the kitchenware manufacturing factory and spread to nearby companies. They are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the property damage.

An official from the Incheon Fire Headquarters stated, "We plan to conduct a joint inspection with related agencies to confirm the specific cause of the fire."

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