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Coupang denies bedbug rumors, sues for defamation

Coupang denied rumors about bedbugs in its distribution center, and threatened legal action against spreading false information.

2023-11-08

Coupang tries to show its warehouse isn't too hot

Coupang gave a video peek at conditions at one of its logistics centers Thursday after a labor union complained about a poor work environment and stifling hot centers.

2021-08-26

Union slams Coupang about warehouse working conditions

A war of words has broken out between a union and Coupang in the wake of a deadly warehouse fire last week, with lively protests being met with a flurry of statements from the embattled company.

2021-06-24

Coupang fire was reported immediately, contractor says

Following a devastating and deadly fire at a Coupang warehouse, a battle over the details about the initial response to the incident is raging in the local press and online, with rumors being met by denials and silence.

2021-06-23

Sprinklers at Coupang warehouse may have been off

The sprinklers in Coupang’s warehouse in Icheon, Gyeonggi, may not have been working in the first eight minutes of a fire that broke out Thursday morning and destroyed the building, killing one fireman.

2021-06-21

Remains found of firefighter killed in Coupang blaze

The remains of a 52-year-old firefighter trapped in Coupang’s blazing warehouse in Icheon, Gyeonggi, on Thursday were found Saturday.

2021-06-20

Coupang warehouse continues to burn, firefighter still missing

A fire at a Coupang logistics center continued to burn Friday more than 30 hours after starting, with some protesters claiming that the massive warehouse was an accident waiting to happen.

2021-06-18

Grieving together

Bereaved family members of victims of an Icheon warehouse fire on Tuesday embrace each other outside the warehouse where 38 workers suffocated to death on April 29 in Icheon, Gyeonggi. A joint team of firefighters and policemen is conducting a fourth

2020-05-12

Grieving together

Bereaved family members of victims of an Icheon warehouse fire on Tuesday embrace each other outside the warehouse where 38 workers suffocated to death on April 29 in Icheon, Gyeonggi. A joint team of firefighters and policemen is conducting...

2020-05-12

Never learning the lesson

A new fire hazard that leads to a high number of casualties tends to break out in Korea just as people start to forget about the previous one. There was the 2008 warehouseblaze in Icheon, Gyeonggi, which resulted in 40 deaths...

2020-05-06