At least 4 injured in S-Oil refinery explosion in Ulsan: firefighters
National
22:08 May 19, 2022
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.
odissy@yna.co.kr
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