Fire breaks out at Posco's steel plant, production halted
Published: 23 Dec. 2023, 09:42
Updated: 25 Dec. 2023, 13:52
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- PARK EUN-JEE
- park.eunjee@joongang.co.kr
![Fire trucks extinguish a fire at Posco's plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang.[YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/12/25/36f82584-5ea4-4d7a-bf47-424087d490e0.jpg)
Fire trucks extinguish a fire at Posco's plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang.[YONHAP]
A fire broke out at a plant run by Posco, Korea’s largest steelmaker, on Saturday, halting operations at its production facility in Pohang, North Gyeongsang.
The fire was reported near a No.2 blast furnace of the plant at around 7:10 a.m., according to fire authorities. There were no casualties.
The blaze was extinguished in an hour and a half, but operations have not fully resumed as of 9:30 a.m.
The steelmaker said operations will return to normal by noon.
BY PARK EUN-JEE [park.eunjee@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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