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A chemical factory in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, some 450 kilometers south of Seoul, burns following an explosion at the plant inside the Yeosu Industrial Complex, Monday. Yonhap |
Three workers were found dead following a chemical factory explosion and fire at an industrial complex in the southern city of Yeosu, Monday, according to firefighters.
The explosion and resultant fire occurred at 1:37 p.m. at a petrochemical manufacturing factory in the Yeosu Industrial Complex, 450 kilometers south of Seoul.
A total of seven people were working at a chemicals storage facility in the factory, and three of them were found dead in a nearby section, apparently due to the strong impact of the explosion.
The other four were confirmed safe, the firefighters said.
The emergency authorities issued a Level-2 warning, which enables them to call in support, including firefighters, from other areas.
But this was lifted at 5:11 p.m. after the firefighters successfully extinguished the fire.
The authorities said they are now looking into the exact causes of the accident. (Yonhap)