Fire at SK hynix Cheongju Plant Injures Six in Fluorine Leak

Blaze Erupts in Sixth-Floor Gas Room

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A view of SK hynix's Cheongju campus in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. SK hynix - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea
A view of SK hynix's Cheongju campus in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. SK hynix

A fire broke out at SK hynix's (000660.KS) Cheongju plant, leaving six people injured.

According to fire authorities on Saturday, the fire started at around 10:32 a.m. in a gas room on the sixth floor of Building 3 at SK hynix's Cheongju Campus 4. Sprinklers activated immediately after the fire began, preventing the flames from spreading.

However, fire authorities said six people were injured after some fluorine, which is harmful to the human body, leaked from the gas room.

Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident, while keeping in mind the possibility that the number of injured could rise.

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Original reporting by Chae Min-seok for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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