Firefighters work to put out blaze at chemical factory in Miryang
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Smoke rises from a fire at the Hankuk Carbon factory in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, on Friday morning.GYEONGSANGNAM-DO FIRE DEPARTMENT
A fire broke out at a chemical factory in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, on Friday morning. No casualties have been reported.
Hankuk Carbon's factory 2 caught fire around 5 a.m. Friday, according to the South Gyeongsang Fire Department. The twenty-four employees that were in the factory were all evacuated safely.
Fire authorities issued a level 2 emergency response alert after some 80 minutes as flames showed no sign of weakening. A level 2 alert mobilizes firefighters and equipment from 10 nearby fire stations.
The Korea Forest Service dispatched more than 130 firefighters, 38 vehicles and 6 helicopters to the fire site.
The blaze spread to an adjacent mountain covered in trees, starting a forest fire.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage will be investigated once the blaze is fully extinguished, said a fire department spokesperson.
![Smoke rises from a fire at the Hankuk Carbon factory in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, on Friday morning. [GYEONGSANGNAM-DO FIRE DEPARTMENT]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11089136.webp?imageId=11089136&width=960&height=542&format=jpg)
