Fire erupts at SPC Samlip plant in Siheung

▲ This photo provided by a reader shows smoke billowing from an SPC Samlip plant in Siheung, some 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, on Feb. 3, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Fire erupts at SPC Samlip plant in Siheung

SIHEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at a factory owned by confectionery company SPC Samlip on Tuesday, authorities said, with no casualties reported so far.

The plant in Siheung, some 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, caught fire around 3 p.m., and some 70 firefighters and other personnel were sent to the scene to put out the blaze and search for possible victims.

Firefighting authorities ordered a Level 1 response, which calls for mobilizing up to 50 pieces of equipment from three to seven fire stations.

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