POSCO Pohang Steelworks had a big fire...Evolve in 5 hours.

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A big fire broke out at POSCO Pohang Steelworks in Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and it was extinguished in five hours.

Fire authorities issued the first stage of response and put out the fire, which was difficult because of the strong fire.

Reporter Heo Sung-joon covered it.

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The black smoke never stops.

A smoky smoke covered the city center with a flashing flame.

[Pohang Steelworks Fire Witness: I looked at the window because I was scared of something, and I heard a bang more than three times because it exploded. (Pohang Steelworks) The whole place was burning.]

The fire broke out at POSCO Pohang Steelworks in Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do at around 4:20 a.m.

Several times, I felt a loud explosion and a vibration enough to shake the window.

[Witness to the fire at Pohang Steelworks] I woke up when I heard an explosion while I was sleeping. I thought there was an earthquake. So I looked at it, at first, flames were rising and smoke was rising.]

The fire authorities issued the first stage of response to mobilize all the personnel of the competent fire department and put out the fire at around 9:20 p.m., five hours later.

The fire began at the "3 Finex Factory," which has been in operation since 2014.

One worker suffered one or two degrees of burns, and most of the factory facilities were burned.

Around the same time, a fire broke out at a nearby POSCO Future M refractory plant, burning some of the facilities and extinguishing them in 30 minutes.

The police plan to conduct a joint inspection with the National Forensic Service to find out the cause of the fire, such as equipment abnormalities or worker negligence.

I'm Heo Sungjun of YTN.