The fire at the Paju plant in Gyeonggi Province...At one point, the second stage of the response was issued.

The factory in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, caught fire around 11 a.m. today (18th).

No casualties have been confirmed yet, but all three factories that caught fire have burned down and two nearby factories have also spread.

The fire authorities issued the second stage of response at around 12:10 p.m., mobilizing 51 to 80 units of equipment, but in an hour, they have lowered it to the first stage of response and are working on extinguishing it.

The fire department plans to investigate the exact extent of the damage and the cause of the fire as soon as all the fires are extinguished.