A Chemical Plant Explodes And Catches Fire in South Korea
Dec 16, 2021
According to reports, on the 13th local time, a chemical plant in Yeosu National Industrial Park, Jeollanam-do, South Korea exploded and caught fire, killing three people.
Rescuers have found the bodies of three of the seven workers who were working in the workshop where the blast occurred at around 13:37 am, while the other four are missing.
South Korea's fire department speculated that the explosion was caused by a spark detonating a storage tank storing flammable chemicals. The explosion sparked a fire that was completely extinguished in nearly four hours. The fire department said there was a huge shockwave and the body of one dead man was found in a nearby workshop.
