{"id":8703,"date":"2026-10-14T13:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=8703"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:53:02","slug":"fire-at-chemical-company-in-ulsan-extinguished-after-thousands-evacuate-no-casualties-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=8703","title":{"rendered":"Fire at chemical company in Ulsan extinguished after thousands evacuate; no casualties reported"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Black smoke rises from a blaze at a chemical manufacturing company in Ulsan, about 310 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Firefighters on Wednesday extinguished a blaze at a chemical manufacturing company in the southeastern city of Ulsan that forced thousands to evacuate, officials said, with no casualties reported.<\/p>\n

The fire at the company facility in Ulsan, about 310 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was fully extinguished at 1:50 p.m. about four hours after it began at 9:41 a.m., according to the Ulsan Fire Headquarters.<\/p>\n

No casualties have so far been reported from the blaze, which forced 12 company workers and about 7,000 workers at a nearby construction site to evacuate to safe locations.<\/p>\n

The fire is believed to have erupted as toluene, a flammable material, was being transferred to drum containers. The blaze then spread to storage tanks containing various hazardous materials, including acetone and ethanol.<\/p>\n

Fire authorities mobilized 201 personnel and 49 pieces of equipment to combat the blaze.<\/p>\n

Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the blaze. <\/p>\n

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