'Fire' on 1900t Ship Docked at Jangcheon Pier, Jinhae

Smoke is rising from a fire on a ship docked at Jangcheon Pier in Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Changwon Fire Headquarters]

At around 5:17 PM on the 27th, a fire broke out on a 1900-ton ship docked at Jangcheon Wharf in Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.

According to the Changwon Fire Headquarters, the fire was extinguished by firefighters who responded at around 7:41 PM, and no casualties were reported.

The ship was carrying approximately 1300 tons of scrap metal.

The fire authorities plan to investigate the exact scale of property damage and the cause of the fire.