More than 500 firefighters, police and other emergency personnel were deployed, along with about 120 vehicles, evacuation aircraft and equipment, including an unmanned water cannon vehicle and two firefighting robots used in areas difficult for crews to access.
President Lee Jae Myung called for the full mobilisation of personnel and equipment to contain the fire and support rescue operations.
The National Fire Agency issued an order typically reserved for blazes that exceed the firefighting capacity of local governments, according to Seoul’s Yonhap news agency.
Fire officials said the supplier is Anjun Industrial, which said on its website that it makes engine parts and is a supplier for Hyundai and Kia, among others.
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