Sulfur gas leak reported at chemical plant in Gongju, no injuries
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A sulfur gas leak occurred at a chemical plant in Gongju’s Tancheon Industrial Complex at 4:41 a.m., according to the report.
- No injuries were reported after a pipe connected to an outdoor sulfur gas production facility broke.
- The plant stopped operating the facility, and firefighters plan to investigate the cause and property damage after the remaining gas dissipates.
A sulfur gas leak occurred early in the morning at a chemical plant in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, with no injuries reported.
The leak began at about 4:41 a.m. at the Tancheon Industrial Complex after a pipe in an outdoor sulfur gas production facility broke. The plant immediately halted operation of the facility.
Firefighters plan to investigate the cause of the accident and assess property damage once the remaining sulfur gas has naturally dispersed.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo 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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