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3 suffer from smoke inhalation in SPC plant fire

Published: 03 Feb. 2026, 15:34 Updated: 03 Feb. 2026, 17:28

LIM JEONG-WON
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Smoke is seen rising from the SPC Samlip plant inside Sihwa Industrial Complex in Siheung, Gyeonggi on Feb. 3. [YONHAP]

A fire broke out at the SPC Samlip plant inside Sihwa Industrial Complex in Siheung, Gyeonggi, at 2:29 p.m. on Tuesday.

Three workers were treated for minor smoke inhalation following the fire. Another worker was left stranded on the rooftop and was rescued by firefighters.

Aside from the three cases of smoke inhalation, no other injuries have been confirmed as of press time.

Smoke and flames rise from SPC Samlip’s Sihwa plant in Siheung, Gyeonggi, after a fire broke out at the facility on Feb. 3. [YONHAP]

Fire authorities issued a Level 1 response system around 3:06 p.m. and dispatched around 70 personnel and 30 apparatuses to the scene.

The fire is believed to have broken out along a white bread production line inside the building’s manufacturing section. About 12 day-shift workers were reported to have been on site at the time.

Police and fire authorities said they plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire once the flames are fully brought under control.

A worker died at the same factory on May 19 of last year when she was stuck inside a conveyor belt of a machine.

Updated, Feb. 3: Added information about casualties and cause of fire.

BY LIM JEONG-WON, JUNG SI-NAE [[email protected]]