The fire at the Paju plant in Gyeonggi Province...Response Phase 2 Evolving

The factory in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, caught fire around 11 a.m. today (18th).

No casualties have been confirmed yet, but all three factories that caught fire have burned down and two nearby factories have also spread.

Fire authorities are working to extinguish the fire by issuing the second stage of response that mobilizes 51 to 80 units of equipment.

The fire department plans to investigate the exact extent of the damage and the cause of the fire as soon as all the fires are extinguished.