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| ▲ Firefighters put out the remaining fire at a U.S. Forces Korea warehouse in the southeastern port city of Busan on Oct. 25, 2024. (Yonhap) |
(2nd LD) USFK warehouse-fire
(2nd LD) Fire put out at USFK warehouse in Busan; no casualties reported
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BUSAN, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A fire at a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) warehouse in the southeastern port city of Busan was completely extinguished, with no casualties reported, officials said Friday.
The Busan Metropolitan City Fire Disaster Headquarters said the fire was entirely put out at 1:34 p.m., nearly 19 hours after it first erupted at the USFK's facility in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 6:31 p.m. Thursday.
The fire response system was lifted at 7:34 a.m., shortly after firefighters brought the major flames under control.
Firefighters mobilized over 160 personnel and 51 pieces of fire equipment to the scene to put out the fire.
The blaze reportedly started at a cold storage facility inside the warehouse, which was under construction, according to officials.
No causalities were reported as all workers had left the scene after completing the construction work, and the fire did not spread to buildings nearby.
Firefighters had a difficult time trying to put out the fire as the warehouse had sandwich panel structures and a trove of construction and combustible materials inside.
The warehouse was in charge of distributing the USFK's equipment brought in through the Busan port to units stationed nationwide.
The USFK and the local firefighting authorities plan to look into the cause of the fire together, but the results of the investigation will not be opened to the public under a relevant treaty.
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