At about 2:15 p.m. on the 19th, a fire breaks out at a chemical plant in the Yeosu National Industrial Complex as firefighters work to extinguish it. /Courtesy of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters

Two workers were injured in a fire at a factory in the national industrial complex in Yeosu, South Jeolla.

At about 2:15 p.m. on the 19th, a fire broke out at a chemical plant in the national industrial complex in Yeosu, South Jeolla.

Two workers in their 40s suffered first- to second-degree burns and were taken to a nearby hospital.

Fire authorities deployed 28 pieces of equipment and 49 personnel and fully extinguished the blaze at about 7:05 p.m.

The fire was found to have started when benzene leaked from piping downstream of the exchanger while preparing for welding in the cumene process.

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