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A fire broke out at a chemical product manufacturer located in Haknam-ri, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, and workers and nearby factory workers were evacuated.
Regarding the fire that broke out at a manufacturing plant in Ulju-gun, Ulsan, on the 14th, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook urgently ordered, "The National Fire Agency must mobilize all available firefighting power and equipment to do its best to carry out on-site activities and prevent casualties until the fire is extinguished."
According to the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Han was briefed on the situation that day and ordered, "Related agencies such as the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the National Police Agency, and local governments should make every effort to ensure public safety, including on-site support and safety management."
Prime Minister Han also ordered, “Thoroughly manage on-site risk factors and make every effort to ensure the safety of firefighters.”
At 9:41 a.m. on this day, a fire broke out at a chemical product manufacturer in Haknam-ri, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, and 16 workers inside the company and about 7,000 workers from nearby factories were evacuated.

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