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POSCO normalizes production at Pohang factory after fire

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Smoke surrounds the POSCO factory in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Dec. 23. Yonhap

Smoke surrounds the POSCO factory in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Dec. 23. Yonhap

POSCO, Korea's biggest steelmaker, said it fully normalized operations at its factory in Pohang early Sunday after its facilities were partially suspended in the wake of a fire.

The fire started around 7 a.m. the previous day near a blast furnace at the steelworks in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul. No casualties were reported. It was put out after about two hours.

The fire triggered a blackout that led to the temporary suspension of several mills.

The company said there would be no major impact on production. (Yonhap)