Fire at Paju Gwangtan Plastic Manufacturing Plant... No Casualties Reported

Property Damage Worth 600 Million KRW

At around 12:31 AM on the 3rd, a fire broke out on the first floor of a plastic manufacturing factory in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

A fire broke out around 12:31 AM on the 3rd on the first floor of a plastic manufacturing factory in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters

After receiving a report from a security company employee saying "flames are visible at the factory," the fire department responded by issuing a Level 1 alert and began extinguishing the fire, which was put out at around 4:01 AM, about 3 hours and 30 minutes later.

Around 12:31 AM on the 3rd, a fire broke out, completely burning down a plastic manufacturing factory in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province. Provided by Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters

There were no casualties, but the fire caused property damage estimated by the fire department at around 600 million KRW, affecting one factory building of 594㎡, two sandwich panel buildings, and one tent building.

The fire department is investigating the cause of the fire, which is believed to have been caused by electrical factors.