A fire broke out at the Hyundai Motor Group's Uiwang Research Center in Gyeonggi Province and was extinguished after approximately 1.5 hours.
According to Hyundai Motor Group and fire authorities, the fire was reported at around 11:40 a.m. on the morning of October 20. A total of 36 firefighting units and 97 personnel were dispatched to the scene.
Authorities managed to control the flames within 50 minutes and completely extinguished the fire by 1:11 p.m.
The fire occurred in the Hyundai Mobis battery research building, a two-story structure made of reinforced concrete with a total floor area of 3,080 square meters.
Fortunately, there were no reported injuries. Employees present at the site were able to evacuate safely.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, considering the possibility that it originated from batteries inside the building.
Following the incident, Uiwang City issued a disaster alert, advising nearby residents to move away from the area and urging vehicles to take alternate routes.
This is not the first fire at the Uiwang Research Center's battery research building; a previous fire occurred on July 28. Although there were no injuries then either, the fire was significant enough for fire authorities to issue a phase one response.
A phase one response mobilizes all personnel from the local fire station and resources from up to four neighboring fire stations. Depending on the scale of the fire and the extent of damage, the response can escalate to phases two or three.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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