A flame soars from the energy storage device of SK Energy’s Ulsan plant, which caught fire on the morning of the 12th. │Provided by Ulsan Fire Department
A fire broke out at SK Energy’s Ulsan plant on the morning of the 12th, and a fire brigade was dispatched to extinguish it.
At 6:22 am that day, a fire broke out in the battery room energy storage system (ESS) of SK Energy’s Ulsan plant in Gosa-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. This storage device is a system that supplies power to facilities for emergencies when power supplied from KEPCO to factory facilities is cut off.
Upon receiving the report, the fire brigade issued the first stage of response, mobilizing all fire department personnel and equipment, and dispatched 89 firefighters and 29 firefighting equipment to the scene. The fire brigade is carrying out firefighting activities while blocking the spread of flames from the fire station to other oil refineries.
The fire has not yet spread to other facilities. However, the fire brigade said that it would take some time for the complete extinguishment to take place due to the characteristics of the facilities at the fire site. As of 8:20 a.m. that day, the big fire has been put out, and work is being done to clean up the fire and remove the flame.
At the SK Energy Ulsan plant, which caught fire on the morning of the 12th, smoke continues to rise while the fire brigade is extinguishing.│Courtesy of Ulsan Fire Department
It is reported that there were no casualties in the fire that day.
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