This photograph, supplied by a reader, reveals a fireplace breaking out at a US Forces Korea storage facility within the southeastern metropolis of Busan on Oct. 24. (Yonhap)
A hearth broke out at a US Forces Korea (USFK) storage facility within the southeastern port metropolis of Busan on Thursday, officers mentioned, with no casualties reported to this point.
The blaze occurred at 6:31 p.m. on the USFK’s Busan Storage Middle in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in keeping with officers.
Greater than 160 personnel and 51 items of fireplace gear have been mobilized to extinguish the hearth, which is believed to have began throughout plumbing work.
As of seven:55 p.m., Busan fireplace authorities had raised their response by one notch to Stage 2, which mobilizes personnel and gear from eight to 11 close by fireplace stations. (Yonhap)