20150118 Korea Fire breaks out at Cheonan butane gas factory
Korea Jan 18 2015 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire breaks out at Cheonan butane gas factory
Updated: 2015-01-18 12:56
Emergency services are putting out a fire that broke out at a bottled gas factory in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, at around 6:40 a.m., Sunday.
Some 400 firefighters, 40 fire engines and a helicopter have been dispatched to the scene.
Eight out of 28 building units at the factory had been destroyed as of 8:40 a.m., but the fire was mostly contained.
“The explosion of a butane gas can was heard. People in the area have been evacuated. We have yet to know if there are any casualties,” an official said.
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