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The Inje-Yangyang Tunnel is a 10.965km road tunnel on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway section connecting Kirin-myeon, Inje-gun and Seomyeon, Yangyang-gun.
(Inje = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Young-seo = At 3:13 pm on the 22nd, a 25-ton garbage transport vehicle caught fire in the Inje Yangyang Tunnel on the Seoul Yangyang Expressway in Jindong-ri, Kirin-myeon, Inje-gun, Gangwon-do.
Korea Expressway Corporation employees put out the fire using a fire hydrant in the tunnel, and firefighters who arrived later extinguished the fire within 30 minutes.
This fire created a large amount of smoke in the tunnel, making it difficult for cars using the tunnel to see, but it did not lead to a secondary accident as the smoke exhaust facility was functioning.
The driver evacuated immediately and no one was injured.
The Inje-Yangyang Tunnel, where the fire broke out, is the longest road tunnel in Korea with a length of 10.965 km, located on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway section connecting Kirin-myeon, Inje-gun, and Seomyeon, Yangyang-gun.
Police and fire departments are investigating the cause of the fire and the extent of damage.
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