1 Worker Dies, 4 Others Injured At Thermal Power Plant Fire In Yeosu

One worker died and four others were injured in a fire at a thermal power plant in Yeosu on South Korea's southwestern coast on Thursday, the police and fire department said.

YEOJU, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Oct, 2018 ) :One worker died and four others were injured in a fire at a thermal power plant in Yeosu on South Korea's southwestern coast on Thursday, the police and fire department said.

The fire started at a coal silo at the plant inside the city's industrial complex, which is run by Korea South-East Power Co.

, around 11:16 a.m. when the workers were changing a filter for a dust-gathering device.

According to police, flames spurted out of the 50-meter-high silo as soon as the workers opened the silo's manhole to confirm there was smoke inside.

The fire was extinguished around 12:12 p.m. Police are looking into what caused the fire.