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Event title

South Korea - 2 workers missing as factory fire breaks out in S. Korea's North Chungcheong province

Event category

Fire - Fire in built environment

Severity

Mid

Event date (UTC)

2026-01-30 13:41:29

Last update (UTC)

2026-01-30 13:41:29

Latitude

36.92602

Longitude

127.6807

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Address/Affected area(s)

Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do

Two workers remain unaccounted for after a fire broke out Friday afternoon at a household goods manufacturing factory in Eumseong County, North Chungcheong province in South Korea.A total of 81 of the factory's 83 employees were immediately evacuated, YTN reportedAccording to the report, the two missing workers are a man in his 20s from Nepal and a man in his 50s from Uzbekistan. Fire authorities have raised the emergency response to Level 2 and are continuing firefighting and search efforts.Authorities said the factory produces wet wipes and diapers and does not handle hazardous chemicals. An investigation into the cause and damage will be conducted once the fire is brought under control.

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