Fire at Dongbu Steel in Dangjin, Chungnam, Under Firefighting Efforts (Update)

A fire broke out at Dongbu Steel in Dangjin, Chungnam, and the fire department responded to extinguish it. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Dangjin) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A fire broke out at the Dongbu Steel factory in Dangjin, Chungnam, and the fire authorities are conducting extinguishing operations.

According to Chungnam Fire Authorities on the 15th, the fire reportedly started around 1:31 PM at the water treatment facility inside the Dongbu Steel plant located in Songak-eup, Dangjin-si, Chungnam.

The Dangjin Fire Station received the fire report and dispatched fire trucks to carry out extinguishing operations.

Currently, not only the Dangjin Fire Station but also the Asan and Seosan Fire Stations, the Central 119 Rescue Team, and the Metropolitan Mobile Unit have been deployed to the scene to conduct firefighting efforts.

The fire authorities initially issued Response Level 1 at the early stage of the fire, but after deploying personnel and equipment to control the flames, it has been confirmed that Response Level 1 has now been lifted.