Fire kills 5 in South Korea after blast at defence giant Hanwha Aerospace’s factory

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An explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace's factory in South Korea resulted in five deaths and two injuries.

Five people died and two others were injured on Monday after an explosion and fire on a production line for rocket propellant at a factory in South Korea operated by Hanwha Aerospace, officials said. The two survivors, including one who was badly burned, had escaped from the facility themselves, a fire official told a briefing. “Authorities have yet to identify ⁠the victims because their bodies were severely damaged,” a health official told the same briefing. A fire official said that an...

Topics covered

• explosion
• fire
• Hanwha Aerospace
• South Korea
• rocket propellant
• casualties

Keywords

• explosion
• fire
• Hanwha Aerospace
• South Korea
• rocket propellant
• casualties
• injuries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hanwha Aerospace

Places: South Korea

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