(LEAD) 2 firefighters trapped in factory while trying to put out fire


MUNGYEONG, South Korea, Two firefighters were trapped in a factory while trying to put out a fire Wednesday, local authorities have said.

The firefighters got trapped while working to extinguish a fire that broke out at a factory in Mungyeong, 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 7:47 p.m., according to the authorities.

Other firefighters were trying to put out the fire and rescue the trapped firefighters.

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ordered related authorities to “put in all out efforts” to rescue the firefighters, according to their offices.

The cause of the fire has yet to be known.

Source: Yonhap News Agency