An explosion occurred at the Lotte Chemical plant in Seosan, Chungnam, and 11 people were injured.

Today (4th) around 3:00 am Fire with a loud explosion at Lotte Chemical Daesan Plant, Daesan-eup, Seosan-si, Chungnam.

To date, 11 workers have been injured and some have been burned and moved to Cheonan General Hospital, Chungnam.

The fire department issued the second phase of the response area, which also dispatched available fire department personnel and equipment to the first firefight.

A fire official said, "It seems that some of the plant's equipment has exploded."

The explosions shook buildings around the factory, as well as a high plume and received reports of broken windows and roofs.

Kim Jong-geuk, leader of Dokgot 2-ri, Daesan-eup said, "The explosion happened twice like a missile."

Vibration was found to be large enough to be felt in Dangjin and Taean, a few kilometers away from Daesan Industrial Complex.

Seosan sent safety letters and cautioned the residents.

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