{"id":21249,"date":"2026-06-01T17:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/5-dead-2-injured-after-explosion-at-aerospace-plant-in-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:50:52","slug":"5-dead-2-injured-after-explosion-at-aerospace-plant-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/5-dead-2-injured-after-explosion-at-aerospace-plant-in-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"5 dead, 2 injured after explosion at aerospace plant in South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five people have died and two others were injured ‌on Monday after an explosion and fire on a South Korean production line for rocket propellant at a factory operated by ‌Hanwha Aerospace in the city of Daejeon, ⁠officials said.<\/p>\n

The two survivors, including one who ⁠was badly ⁠burned, had escaped from the facility themselves, a fire ‌official told a briefing.<\/p>\n

“Authorities have yet to identify the victims ⁠because their bodies ⁠were severely damaged,” a health official told the same briefing.<\/p>\n

A fire official said that an explosion had triggered the blaze, though the cause of the blast ⁠was still being investigated.<\/p>\n

Shares in Hanwha Aerospace ⁠fell 2.8% in afternoon trade, while ‌the holding company Hanwha Corp saw its shares drop 3.4%.<\/p>\n

The blast appeared to have occurred while water was being used to clean explosive material from tools making ‌rocket propellant, a Hanwha official told a company briefing.<\/p>\n

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“We bow our heads in apology to the victims and their bereaved families,” said Chief Executive Officer Son Jae-il, pledging to cooperate fully with authorities to determine the cause of the accident.<\/p>\n

The five dead included two temporary workers ​in their 20s and all were employed by Hanwha, the company said.<\/p>\n

Hanwha is a defence and ‌aerospace company. Its factory in Daejeon produces large propulsion engines and handles rocket propellants.<\/p>\n

Authorities were unable to obtain the factory’s layout since it ‌is protected under national security laws, an official ⁠said at an earlier ⁠briefing.<\/p>\n

South Korean President Lee Jae ​Myung called for the mobilization of all available ⁠resources to respond ‌to the accident and for an investigation, ​his office said in a text message to reporters.<\/p>\n

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Five people have died and two others were injured ‌on Monday after an explosion and fire on a South Korean production line for rocket propellant at a factory operated by ‌Hanwha Aerospace in the city of Daejeon, ⁠officials said. The two survivors, including one who ⁠was badly ⁠burned, had escaped from the facility themselves, a…<\/p>\n

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