One firefighter in cardiac arrest, four injured in fire at Bucheon factory

[Financial News]  
A fire broke out at a coating plant in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, leaving one firefighter in cardiac arrest and injuring four people. One of the injured firefighters is seriously injured.
According to the National Fire Agency (NFA), a report from a factory official was received at around 8:38 a.m. on the 16th that a fire had broken out at a coating company in Naedong, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province.
Fire authorities arrived at the scene at 8:43 a.m., five minutes after the report, and began extinguishing the fire. Amid concerns about casualties, they issued a Level 1 response at 8:57 a.m. and raised it to Level 2 at 9:09 a.m.
As of 10:22 a.m. that day, the total number of casualties was five. One firefighter was in cardiac arrest, and two other firefighters suffered serious and minor injuries, respectively. Two company officials also suffered minor injuries.
The NFA activated its situation response team at 9:10 a.m. and dispatched an on-scene situation management officer at 9:25 a.m.
Fire authorities lowered the response level to Level 1 at 10:08 a.m. and contained the main blaze at 10:22 a.m. A total of 80 firefighting personnel and 38 pieces of equipment were deployed to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire and the exact extent of the damage have not yet been determined. Fire authorities plan to check for additional casualties while putting out the remaining embers.
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