Massive Fire Devastates Kumho Tire's Gwangju Plant; National Response Order Issued

Massive fire devastates Kumho Tire's Gwangju plant; national response order issued

Kumho Tire suspended production at its Gwangju plant on Saturday after a massive fire engulfed a major section of the facility, prompting authorities to issue a nationwide firefighting mobilization order as the blaze continued to spread. The fire, which started around 7:11 a.m. at the factory in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has rapidly spread through plant buildings, with flames reportedly reaching as high as 100 meters, acco…

Fire at Kumho Tire’s Gwangju Plant in Korea Halts Production

A fire broke out at Kumho Tire’s plant in Gwangju at around 7:11am Saturday, forcing the company to halt production, according to Yonhap News Agency.

(Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Hoe-seong and Cheon Jeong-in = The large fire that occurred at Kumho Tire's Gwangju plant on the 17th was caused by a spark in a device that preheats rubber, a tire raw material...

Smoke columns leave the Jumbo tire factory in Gwangju, South Korea, where a fire was recorded this Saturday. I EFE The fire entry in South Korean tire factory was first published in Digital Process.