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Fires break out at POSCO plant in Pohang

POHANG, South Korea, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Multiple fires broke out at several steel plants of POSCO in the southeastern city of Pohang on Tuesday, residents and company officials said.

The fires began at around 7:30 a.m., they said.

"It is true that the fires broke out, and we are figuring out the current situation," a company official said.

Residents said there was a "loud noise and black smoke" at the POSCO plants.

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