Fire erupts at Seoul's Posco Pohang plant; one worker injured


A photo shared by a reader shows a fire at the Posco steel factory in Pohang, some 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sunday (Nov 10). - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: A fire broke at a Posco factory in the southeastern city of Pohang early Sunday (Nov 10), leaving one worker injured, fire authorities said.

The fire started with multiple explosions at the steel company's third Finex furnace of the plant, located about 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at around 4.20am.

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