Fire kills 5 in South Korea after blast at defence giant Hanwha Aerospace’s factory

Five people have died and two others were injured in a fire at a factory operated by South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace in the city of Daejeon, authorities said on Monday.The two survivors, including one who was badly burned, had escaped from the facility themselves, a fire official told a briefing.“Authorities have yet to identify the victims ‌because their bodies were severely damaged,” a health official told the same briefing.A fire official said that an Explosion had triggered the blaze, though the cause of the blast was still being investigated.Hanwha is a defence and aerospace company. Its factory in Daejeon produces large propulsion engines and handles rocket propellants.A fire-agency" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="47005" data-entity-type="organization">National fire Agency truck enters the main gate at the Hanwha Aerospace plant in Daejeon on Monday. Photo: Yonhap/AFPYonhap News Agency earlier reported that fire authorities received about 30 emergency calls at around 10.59am local time reporting a loud Explosion and thick smoke at the facility.