Fire Authorities Issue Response Level 1
About 70 Firefighters and Other Personnel Deployed
A fire broke out at the SPC Samlip Sihwa plant in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, and the fire authorities are currently working to extinguish it.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, a fire broke out at the SPC Group Samlip Siwha factory in Jeongwang-dong, Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, sending up smoke and flames. Yonhap News
According to the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters and other authorities, the fire started at around 2:29 p.m. on the 3rd at the SPC Samlip Sihwa plant in Jeongwang-dong, Siheung-si.
Three workers, including a woman in her 40s referred to as A, were treated for minor smoke inhalation. Another worker was stranded on the rooftop but was rescued by the fire authorities.
After receiving a report from a company official that a fire had broken out inside the plant, the fire authorities issued Response Level 1 at 3:06 p.m. (an alert level under which 31 to 50 units of equipment are mobilized from 3 to 7 fire stations), and deployed about 30 units of equipment, including pump trucks, and about 70 firefighters and other personnel to carry out firefighting operations.
The fire is believed to have started on the bread production line in the production building. There were reportedly 12 daytime workers on site at the time.
So far, no injuries have been confirmed other than the three cases of smoke inhalation.
When the fire broke out, Siheung-si sent a disaster alert text message at 3:16 p.m., asking residents to "Please be advised that a large amount of black smoke is being generated due to a factory fire. Vehicles in the area should take detours, and nearby residents are asked to keep their windows closed and take safety precautions."
The police and fire authorities plan to conduct a search for any missing persons and, once the flames are brought under control, investigate the exact cause of the fire.
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