Prime Minister Han Myung-sook has instructed authorities to mobilize all available firefighting resources and equipment to combat a fire at a hazardous materials storage and processing facility in Cheongbuk-eup, Pyeongtaek.
On the morning of August 11, she directed the National Fire Agency to focus all efforts on extinguishing the fire and conducting search and rescue operations. She also urged related agencies, including the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the National Police Agency, Gyeonggi Province, and Pyeongtaek City, to ensure that residents are not harmed by implementing strict site control, providing guidance to residents, and facilitating evacuations if necessary.
Han emphasized the importance of safety management to prevent secondary accidents during the firefighting efforts.
According to the National Fire Agency, a national firefighting mobilization order was issued at approximately 3:39 a.m. for the fire at the hazardous materials storage facility in Tojin-ri, Pyeongtaek.
It is reported that the facility stores around 191,000 liters of over 100 types of Class 4 hazardous materials.
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