Fire at chemical warehouse in Pyeongtaek comes under initial control

A massive blaze at a chemical warehouse in Pyeongtaek was brought under initial control Tuesday, about nine hours after it broke out, firefighting authorities said. The fire at the warehouse in Pyeongtaek, some 60 kilometers south of Seoul, was declared under initial control at 9:08 a.m. by the Gyeonggi Province firefighting headquarters. No casualties have been reported. Fire authorities had deployed 255 personnel under a national firefighting mobilization order after the blaze broke out at the