Pyeongtaek isolates toxic chemicals after spill into local stream
Published: 11 Jan. 2024, 18:35
After a facility storing flammable chemicals in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi caught fire on Tuesday, chemicals mixed with the water used to extinguish the flames entered the nearby stream.
To contain the contamination, authorities have constructed barriers around the leaked chemicals.
According to the authorities, approximately 7.4 kilometers (4.5 miles) of the stream passing through Cheongbuk-eup in Pyeongtaek has been polluted.
BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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