Two people were killed and 14 others injured Saturday in a pre-dawn fire in a chemical plant in southeastern South Korea's Gimcheon city, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
The fire broke out early Saturday morning at the Kolon Industries chemical plant in Gimcheon, 234 km southeast of Seoul. The company will have to spend at least 30 billion won (33 million U.S. dollars) in repair while the production of the plant is expected to be suspended for six months, Yonhap quoted sources of the company as saying.
According to Yonhap, the factory, which was built in 1989 and has been online 24 hours a day, produces highly flammable products as phenolic resins and super-absorbent polymers.
Firefighters on the scene said the fire was caused by an explosion erupted in one of a total of 10 buildings in the factory.
The company told Yonhap that production disrupted due to the fire at the factory will be picked up by its plant in Suzhou, China that makes the same product, adding that the company has a two-month stockpile to meet demand of its customers.
The local fire department is investigating into the cause of the fire, Yonhap said.
Source: Xinhua
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