Fire at Hapcheon Factory Spreads to Hillside, Extinguished in About an Hour

A fire that broke out at a factory in Hapcheon, Gyeongnam, spread to a nearby hillside but was extinguished in about an hour.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, a fire occurred at a non-ferrous metal manufacturing factory in Yulgok-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, at around 3:43 p.m. on the 21st.

A fire broke out at a non-ferrous metal manufacturing factory in Yulgok-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

The fire burned half of one of the eight factory buildings, covering an area of 400㎡, and spread to the nearby hillside, turning about 1.5 hectares of forest into ashes.

All nine personnel present at the factory evacuated safely, and no casualties were reported.

At the scene, 161 people were deployed, including 66 firefighters, 4 police officers, and 59 wildfire suppression team members, with 31 firefighting vehicles mobilized, including 9 helicopters.

A firefighting helicopter is extinguishing a fire that spread to a hillside from a factory fire site.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

The dispatched fire authorities and wildfire suppression teams controlled the main fire at around 4:15 p.m. and completed extinguishing it by 4:17 p.m. that day.

At around 5:11 p.m., they also controlled the large fire that had spread to the nearby hillside, and the Korea Forest Service and wildfire suppression teams are monitoring the area to prevent re-ignition.

The firefighting response level 1, which had been issued at around 3:58 p.m., was lifted at around 4:09 p.m.

The forestry, police, and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.

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