At about 9:37 a.m. on the 25th, a fire broke out at the Korea Zinc plant in Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan.
Fire authorities dispatched after receiving a report fully brought the blaze under control at about 10:30 a.m., roughly 53 minutes later. There were no casualties, but property damage was estimated by the fire department at 2 million won.
Fire authorities and police said they believe the fire started when foreign matter mixed into a duct (dust collector) in a spent-battery crushing process, and they are investigating the exact cause.
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