Explosion at Hyundai Steel’s Dangjin Plant Causes No Injuries
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- An explosion occurred at 9:38 a.m. at an external pipe connected to an oxygen tank at Hyundai Steel’s Dangjin plant.
- The incident did not develop into a fire and caused no injuries.
- The plant evacuated all employees immediately, according to Hyundai Steel.
An explosion struck the oxygen plant at Hyundai Steel’s Dangjin works in Dangjin, South Chungcheong province, at 9:38 a.m. Wednesday.
The blast occurred in external piping connected to an oxygen tank. It did not spread into a fire, and no injuries were reported.
The oxygen facility is operated by a subcontractor and supplies oxygen needed for the steelmaking process. Hyundai Steel said all employees were evacuated immediately after the accident.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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