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A fire broke out at a waste disposal company in Yongjam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, and fire officials are working to extinguish it.
(Ulsan = Yonhap News) Reporter Heo Gwang-moo = At 4:47 pm on the 1st, a fire broke out at a waste disposal company in Yongjam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan.
The fire department deployed 24 pieces of equipment and about 50 firefighters to extinguish the fire.
As of 5:30 p.m., the fire department said there had been no casualties.
As smoke rising from large factory buildings and facilities spread over the area, reports were made to the 119 situation room.
Nam-gu, the local government in charge, sent a safety information text message to residents, saying, "Citizens indoors should close their windows, and vehicles should detour through nearby roads."
The company was confirmed to specialize in waste incineration or landfill.
Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact extent of damage and cause of the fire as soon as the fire is extinguished.
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