An explosion at a defense company’s facility in Daejeon, South Korea, on June 1 claimed the lives of four people. The incident occurred at 10:59 a.m. local time (04:59 a.m. Moscow time) at the Hanwha Aerospace plant.
According to preliminary estimates by experts, the explosion happened on the ground floor of the facility due to the ignition of fuel used in the propulsion systems produced by the company.
This incident follows another critical event in Orange County, California. On May 22, a chemical leak occurred at a Garden Grove facility that contained 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly volatile and flammable toxic substance. The leak forced the evacuation of 44,000 people from several cities in the state.
State Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency after the critical situation was identified. Emergency services have warned of the risk of a chemical disaster, noting that even if an explosion can be avoided, there remains a high risk of tank depressurization.
This is the second incident in two weeks.
