Fire at Gimhae Resource Circulation Facility... Estimated 100 Tons of Waste Stored

A fire broke out at a resource circulation facility in Hallim-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, and firefighters are working to extinguish it. Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters

A fire broke out at a resource circulation facility in Hallim-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam Province, at around 7:43 PM on the 27th.

Fire authorities, responding to a report from a nearby factory official, deployed 29 pieces of equipment and 87 personnel to extinguish the fire.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, it is estimated that about 100 tons of household waste were piled up inside the facility.

Workers had finished their tasks and left by around 7 PM, and no casualties have been reported so far.

The fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage once the fire is fully extinguished.

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