Fire at Sacheon Waste Tire Factory Storage Yard, Extinguished After Midnight

Firefighters are extinguishing a fire at a scrap tire factory yard in Sacheon-eup, Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam. Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters

On the 9th at around 3:13 PM, a fire broke out at a scrap tire factory yard in Sacheon-eup, Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam, and was not fully extinguished until past midnight.

The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters announced that the major flames were controlled by 11:26 PM on the night of the fire, and the fire was completely extinguished at 12:20 AM on the 10th.

At the time of the fire, approximately 90 tons of scrap tires were piled up at the site, making firefighting efforts difficult.

A few days before the fire, there were 150 tons, but it was understood that 60 tons had been processed.

A total of 140 personnel, including 96 firefighters and 40 wildfire suppression team members, along with 37 pieces of equipment such as fire trucks, helicopters, and excavators, were deployed to the scene.

The fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.