▲ Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (Yonhap)

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PM orders full mobilization of resources for rescue efforts in Hanhwa Aerospace factory explosion

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Monday ordered the full mobilization of equipment and personnel for rescue efforts after an explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace factory in the central city of Daejeon left four people dead and two others injured, officials said.

Kim issued the order amid concern there could be more casualties in the defense factory accident.

Kim ordered the interior ministry, the fire agency, police and the Daejeon city government to mobilize all available equipment and personnel to put out the fire and rescue victims so as to ensure no additional casualties occur.

The labor ministry, the science ministry, the aerospace agency, and other related ministries and agencies should also provide full cooperation for rescue efforts, Kim said.

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