<Anchor> On the
night of the 13th, a big fire broke out at a waste disposal company in Incheon Namdong Industrial Complex.
There was no human injury, but the damage was large as the fire moved to the surrounding buildings.
Reporter Jo Yoon-ha covered the scene.
<Reporter>
Black smoke soars up into the sky with red flames.
Buildings with only skeletons are constantly burning.
At around 8:20 last night, a fire broke out at a waste disposal company's recycling bin in the Namdong Industrial Complex in Incheon.
[Jang Hee-seon/Incheon Namdong-gu: Clouds or confused (smoke) was loud.
It kept making a'thump thump' sound.
When I saw the sound of falling, the building fell down, keeps…
.] Because it was
Sunday, fortunately, there were no personnel working in the building, so there was no human injury.
Fire scene.
Fires that started outside the waste disposal company's building moved to nearby buildings, causing more damage.
Fire departments struggled to extinguish fires because of the large amount of plastic that could catch fire at the site, and it was barely caught up until midnight.
[Ahn Gi-Nam/Incheon Industrial Complex Fire Department 119 Disaster Response Section Manager: Among the recycling from apartments, these are plastic containers and containers made of chemicals, so it is very easy to print.] In
particular, if there is an LPG charging station nearby, the fire spreads more. It almost led to a big accident.
Police and fire departments are investigating the exact cause of the fire based on witness statements.