Seoul, December 13, 2013 : .Three people were killed in an explosion at Yeosu’s chemical plant on Monday. According to Yonhap News Agency, fire broke out in a Yeosu Industrial Complex in Yeosu at 1.37 pm.It is located 450km south of Seoul.
Seven people worked in the chemicals storage area of the factory.
Three of those workers were killed by the blast.
According to authorities, the safety of all four other victims was confirmed.
Authorities have issued a level-2 warning, which enables them to call in support, including firefighters, from other areas.
But the call had been lifted as of 5.11 p.m.(local time), as firefighters had put out the fire completely.
Authorities said they are now looking into the exact causes of the accident.
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