At least 4 injured in S-Oil refinery explosion in Ulsan: firefighters

ULSAN, May 19 (Yonhap) -- At least four people were injured Thursday in an explosion at a refinery owned by S-Oil Corp., South Korea's third-largest refiner, in the southeastern city of Ulsan, firefighters said.

Fire authorities said they received a report of the explosion in the S-Oil refinery at Onsan industrial park in the industrial city, located 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 8:52 p.m.

According to officials, at least four people at the refinery were injured and moved to a hospital.

Firefighters were dispatched at the plant to contain the blaze.

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