Gwangyang Scrap Warehouse Fire Continues for Third Day... Aluminum Properties Hamper Containment Efforts

The fire that broke out at a scrap material storage warehouse in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, has continued for three days, making it difficult for the fire authorities to bring it under control.

According to the Gwangyang Fire Station on September 15, an unexplained fire started at a scrap material warehouse in Doi-dong, Gwangyang, at around 8:38 a.m. on September 13. There have been no casualties, but because the aluminum stored in the warehouse ignites more intensely when it comes into contact with water, it is taking longer to extinguish the flames.

On the day of the fire, at around 12:10 p.m., the fire authorities issued a Level 1 response and began an all-out effort to put out the blaze. The warehouse contained more than 4,000 pieces of aluminum, each weighing about 750 kilograms. Of these, approximately 200 pieces were burned, and about 2,000 pieces were moved to a nearby location. The remaining 800 pieces are also being relocated using excavators. To block heat and oxygen, the fire authorities are spreading expanded vermiculite at the scene.

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