ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.09.06 15:59
A Marine Corps armored car appeared at the POSCO Pohang Steel Works on the 6th, while heavy rain fell in Pohang due to Typhoon No. 11.
The Marine Corps 1st Division used an amphibious armored assault vehicle (KAAV) to enter the Posco Steel Works entrance and other roads flooded in the morning. At the steelworks, Marine armored vehicles were seen wading through muddy water and over flooded roads.
The Marine Corps armored vehicles were said to have been deployed to suppress the fire that broke out at POSCO that day.
According to the Gyeongbuk Fire Department and Pohang City’s Posco, fires broke out at three locations around 7:17 am on the same day: Pohang Steel Works No. 2 Hot Rolling Plant, Stainless Steel No. 2 Steel Works, and Technology Research Center. However, firefighters who were dispatched to the scene could not even enter the factory where firefighting work was urgent. This is because Typhoon No. 11 rained more than 100mm per hour in Pohang, flooding the roads of the steelworks.
A Marine Corps armored vehicle also appeared in the city center of Pohang, drawing attention. The Marine Corps 1st Division dispatched rescue personnel from the Nambu Fire Department in armored vehicles to rescue residents who were expected to be isolated from the flooding in Cheongnim-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang. did the work.
On the other hand, outside the POSCO Steel Works, fires were observed in several places on the same day, but POSCO said it was unrelated to the blaze. Due to the shutdown of the company’s facilities, there was a danger of explosion of the by-product gas, so when it was burned and released, citizens who witnessed the flames misunderstood it as a fire, according to the explanation.