2008 Icheon fire

Accidental fire in Icheon, South Korea hist September 2025 On 7 January 2008, a fire occurred in Icheon, South Korea, killing 40 workers as they were injecting urethane foam into the walls of the 20,000 square-meter basement.South Korea warehouse fire kills 40 Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20220410140058/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-fire/south-korea-warehouse-fire-kills-40-idUSSEO4968720080108 2022-04-10 live https://reuters.com/article/us-korea-fire/south-korea-warehouse-fire-kills-40-idUSSEO4968720080108South Korea warehouse fire kills 40 2008-01-07 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20220410140058/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/07/korea 2022-04-10 live https://theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/07/korea https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/world/asia/08briefs-fire.html South Korea: Warehouse Fire Kills 40 NY Times January 8, 2008 February 3, 2022 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-01/07/content_6376220.htm 27 dead, 13 in S Korea massive explosion China Daily January 7, 2008 February 3, 2022 It happened at a cool warehouse that was under construction at a refrigerated goods facility. More than 500 firefighters fought the fire from which witnesses claimed to hear multiple explosions. Along with thick black smoke, toxic fumes hampered interior-attack firefighting operations. Holes were subsequently drilled in the roof to allow the toxins and smoke to escape. https://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/skorea.fire/ Warehouse blaze claims 40 lives CNN January 7, 2008 February 3, 2022 It was the deadliest fire in South Korea since the Daegu subway fire on 18 February 2003, which killed 192 people. A different fire in Icheon on 29 April 2020 killed 38 people. See also List of man-made disasters in South Korea References South Korea Category:2008 fires in Asia Category:Cool warehouses Category:Building and structure fires in South Korea 2008 fires Category:2008 explosions Category:Construction accidents Category:Industrial fires and explosions in South Korea Category:2008 disasters in South Korea Category:January 2008 in South Korea Category:History of Gyeonggi Province Category:2008 industrial disasters