Fire extinguishing at Posco Steel Works in Korea, operation suspended until typhoon passes | Reuters

A fire broke out at Posco’s steelworks in South Korea’s southeastern city of Pohang on Monday, affecting two factories on the premises, a spokesman said. The photo shows black smoke rising from a POSCO factory. Taken in Pohang on September 6, 2022. (2022 Archyde.com/in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Twitter/@Blackedhyeok/via REUTERS)

[ソウル ６日 ロイター] – A fire broke out at Posco’s steel plant in southeastern South Korea on Monday, affecting two of its factories, a spokesman said. The fire has been extinguished and no casualties have been reported.

We are currently investigating the damage.

A typhoon approaching the southeastern part of South Korea caused a power outage, and by-product gas was released at the factory in the morning.

In response to the approach of a large and strong typhoon No. 11 (Hin Nam No), the authorities raised the alert level to the highest on the 5th, while flights were canceled, some companies were closed, and schools were temporarily closed.

POSCO said it would suspend operations at its production facilities, including blast furnaces, until the typhoon passed.