US EditionFire at South Korean Auto Parts Factory Injures at Least 50
The fire injured at least 59 people, with 25 critically hurt, amid efforts involving over 500 emergency personnel to contain the blaze and search for 14 missing workers.
- On March 20, 2026, a fire at an auto parts factory in Daejeon injured at least 50 people and destroyed a factory building, sending thick gray smoke over the site.
- Nam Deuk-woo, Daedeok district fire chief, said the cause was not immediately known while witnesses reported an explosion as the fire spread rapidly amid about 200 kilograms of reactive chemicals stored onsite.
- Medical responders treated many for smoke inhalation and fall injuries, with fire officials reporting 24 seriously hurt among the victims who inhaled smoke or jumped from the building.
- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok ordered full mobilization as more than 500 emergency personnel and about 120 vehicles were deployed, while police tracked mobile phone signals to locate missing workers.
- The National Fire Agency issued a national mobilization order as one of two plant buildings burned down, and 170 workers were inside when the fire started, officials said.
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In the South Korean city of Daejeon, there was a fatal accident: at least eleven people died in a fire in a car parts factory. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
According to information on its site, the factory belongs to Anjun Industrial, which manufactures engine valves and is a supplier of Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp, among others
Rescuers in South Korea pulled the remains of 14 people today from the charred rubble of an auto parts factory in the city of Tejon, where at least 59 others were injured in an explosion and fire.
11 people killed at car parts plant fire in Korea's Daejeon
WAM - At least 11 people have been killed in a large-scale fire at an automobile parts plant in the central city of Daejeon, Republic of Korea, authorities said Saturday.Rescue workers recovered the remains of the 11th victim from the charred wreckage of the plant around Saturday noon, Yonhap News Agency reported.Three others remain missing, and at least 59 people were injured in the explosion, including two firefighters.A total of 170 workers w…
At least 11 people lost their lives and 3 remain missing after a plant of automotive components was set on fire on Friday in the city of Daejeon, in central South Korea, an incident that left more than half a hundred injured, many of them seriously.
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The Canberra TimesFire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60
South Korean rescue workers have recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto...
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