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1 Firefighter in Cardiac Arrest, 2 Injured in Bucheon Factory Fire

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One firefighter went into cardiac arrest and two others were injured Friday as they responded to a fire at a factory in Bucheon, just west of Seoul, officials said. The fire broke out at the four-story metal parts coating factory at 8:38 a.m., prompting authorities to dispatch 80 firefighters to combat the blaze. Two firefighters were rushed to hospitals after being isolated as they responded to the scene, with one of them being transported in a…

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Seven people, including firefighters, were injured on Friday by a fire in a metal-part plant in the West Korean capital, Pochon, Seoul, while one firefighter was taken to hospital after a heart attack.

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A fire broke out at a factory in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province this morning (the 16th), injuring five firefighters and two civilians. One firefighter who was the first to enter the scene and became trapped was found in cardiac arrest, and another was transferred to a hospital after sustaining serious injuries from smoke inhalation.

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President Lee Jae-myung received a report on a fire that broke out at a factory in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on the 16th and instructed relevant agencies, including the Fire Department and the National Police Agency, to do their utmost to extinguish the fire and rescue lives. Kang Yoo-jung, Senior Spokesperson for the Blue House, stated in a press announcement that day that President Lee [stated that] “there are many flammable materials inside …

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A fire broke out at a metal parts painting factory in Nae-dong, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon on the morning of the 16th. As a result of the accident, one firefighter suffered cardiac arrest, and a total of five people were injured. Authorities have issued a Level 2 response and are currently extinguishing the fire using 80 personnel and 38 pieces of equipment. As it has been determined that flammable liquids were stored inside, plans are underway to inves…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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