Firefighters battling fire at fiber factory in Ulsan
A fire burns at a synthetic fiber manufacturing factory owned by Hyosung TNC in Ulsan, Jan 23, in this photo provided by Ulsan Fire Department. Yonhap
Firefighters have been trying overnight to put out a blaze that broke out at a synthetic fiber manufacturing factory in the southeastern city of Ulsan, Sunday, according to the authorities.
The fire broke out at 6:55 p.m. at a combined seven-story factory of Hyosung TNC and has not been contained for over 11 hours, the Ulsan Fire Department said.
Two of the factory's workers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation while trying to extinguish the fire in its early stages.
The fire is assumed to have started on the first basement floor and spread to upper levels and a nearby storage warehouse, firefighters said.
Ulsan Fire Department has mobilized a total of 650 firefighters, and 80 fire engines and trucks to contain the blaze in cooperation with fire authorities of neighboring areas of the city of Busan and Gyeongsang Provinces. (Yonhap)