A fire broke out at a snack manufacturing factory in Waegwan-eup, Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang Province, and firefighting authorities are working to put out the flames.
According to fire authorities on the 26th, the fire occurred at the snack manufacturing factory in Waegwan-eup, Chilgok County, at around 4:50 p.m. that day.
Fire authorities deployed 18 pieces of firefighting equipment and 39 personnel, bringing the main blaze under control at around 5:44 p.m., 54 minutes later. However, they expected that clearing the remaining flames would take some time, as the fire had broken out in an area where materials were stacked.
No casualties have been reported so far.
Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage once the remaining flames are extinguished.
