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heavy fire broke out during a heavy rain last night (13th) on a junkyard in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do, and a 40-something owner died and one injured.

I am Hee-Jae Ahn, a reporter of the incidents and accidents during the night.

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flames of the fire started soaring, and the explosion sounded with a flash.

At about 8:30 yesterday evening, a fire broke out at a junk store in Mujinae-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do.

The fire killed Kim Mo, a 46-year-old owner, and Park Mo, a 44-year-old burner, was hospitalized.

At the time of the fire, Kim was found to have been loading.

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fire authorities put in about 80 people and 30 equipment and caught a big fire in 1 hour and a half after receiving the report.

Fire officials are investigating the cause of the fire, seeing it as having started outside the container office.

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At around 1 o'clock in the morning, the plastic material carried on a 22-ton freighter poured onto the road near Shinwol 1 Bridge, 2nd Jungbu Expressway, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, and 9 vehicles collided one after another.

Three people were injured in the accident and were taken to the hospital, and two lanes were once fully controlled.

Police are investigating the accident based on a truck driver's statement that it slipped in the rain.