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As a fire started at a printing factory in Seo-gu, Incheon, and spread to nearby buildings, the second stage of the firefighting response was issued.

We connect reporters who are out in the field.



Reporter Kim Deok-hyun, it seems that the evolution work is still going on, but please tell us the situation at the site.



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Yes, I am at the scene of the fire in Seoknam-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon.



The large fire, which was visible from the outside, was caught about an hour ago, but the fire authorities are continuing to extinguish the building, which is still burning inside with smoke.



The fire started in the printing factory at the back of the building with a loud explosion at around 7:20 pm yesterday (7th), about 5 hours ago.



[Fire Witness: It's the company in front of the burned building.

The power went out with a bang, so I was wandering around and saw a ember outside the window.

After seeing the fire, call 119...

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The flames quickly spread to the surrounding buildings, and the fire authorities explained that this was because buildings were concentrated around the printing factory where the fire started, and there were many places where the exterior walls were made of sandwich panels that were vulnerable to fire.



Six of the 10 buildings that have spread to the fire are believed to have been completely burned.



No casualties have been confirmed so far. 



However, it is difficult to enter due to fears of collapsing, such as the burnt building bending sideways, so the search for people inside has not been completely completed.



At the scene of the fire, a second level of response was issued to mobilize manpower and equipment from five or six adjacent fire stations, but it was lowered to level 1 about an hour ago.



Incheon city sent a disaster text message to nearby residents asking them to bypass the factory fire.