a big fire at the factory in wanggil-dong, incheon...first stage of response is issued.

[Anchor]
A big fire broke out at a factory in Wanggil-dong, Incheon, and fire authorities have issued the first stage of response and are working to extinguish it.

Incheon's Seo-gu Office sent a notice to nearby citizens to watch out for smoke and to divert vehicles to other roads nearby.

Reporter Yang Dong-hoon, what is the current fire situation like?

[Reporter]
Yes, a big fire broke out at the factory in Wanggil-dong, Incheon, around 8:40 a.m. today (20th).

There have been several reports on YTN, where black smoke is soaring into the sky.

There were also reports that smoke could be seen in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, outside Incheon.

Due to the large scale of the fire, the fire authorities have also taken all-out measures.

Fire authorities issued the first stage of response, mobilizing 31 to 50 equipment, including surrounding fire departments, within 30 minutes of the fire.

However, the specific extent of the damage has not yet been confirmed as the evolutionary work is in full swing.

Fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far.

Seo-gu, Incheon, said there was a lot of smoke due to the fire, and vehicles were diverted to the surrounding roads, and nearby residents sent a notice to pay attention to smoke inhalation.

Several reports of smoke being seen in Goyang and Gimpo, near the fire site, were received by the fire authorities, and they were dispatched to the surroundings to see if there were any other fires.

I'm Yang Donghoon of YTN from the Ministry of Social Affairs.