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Fire Breaks Out at Textile Factory in Daegu Industrial Complex

Written: 2023-02-01 10:29:11Updated: 2023-02-01 16:34:11

Fire Breaks Out at Textile Factory in Daegu Industrial Complex

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A fire broke out at a textile factory in the southeastern city of Daegu on Wednesday morning, prompting fire authorities to issue a second-stage emergency response order. 

According to authorities, the fire broke out at 6:50 a.m. at the Seongseo Industrial Complex in Daegu, and spread to an adjacent factory. 

No casualties have been reported, with a worker inside the textile factory evacuating right after the fire broke out. 
  
Fire authorities issued a first-stage emergency response order at 7:05 a.m. and raised it by one notch at 7:29 a.m., mobilizing some 60 fire trucks, a helicopter and about 200 firefighters. 

The main fire was reportedly contained at around 8:45 a.m.

Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the cause of the fire after it is fully extinguished.

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