"1 Ton of Gim Drying Racks and Crane Reduced to Ashes"... Cause Unknown in Wando Storage Yard Fire

Extinguished in Two and a Half Hours
No Human Casualties Reported

A fire broke out at an open storage yard in Soan-myeon, Wando-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special City, burning cranes and containers. Fortunately, there were no human casualties.

According to fire authorities on October 2, the fire occurred at around 7:43 p.m. the previous day near 694, Gahak-ri, Soan-myeon, Wando-gun, with the cause currently unknown.

A fire broke out at an open storage yard in Soan-myeon, Wando-gun, burning cranes and containers. Provided by the Gwangju Fire Headquarters in Jeollanam-do

The blaze is believed to have started from an unidentified ignition source in a pile of Gim drying racks that were stored at the yard. The flames quickly spread to a container unit measuring 18 square meters and a 5-ton crane located nearby.

Upon receiving the report, fire authorities were dispatched to the scene and managed to completely extinguish the fire at 10:10 p.m., approximately two hours and 20 minutes after the outbreak. While there were no injuries, about 1 ton of Gim drying racks, a container, and a crane were destroyed, resulting in property damage.

The police and fire authorities are currently investigating the exact cause of the fire and the full extent of the property damage.

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