Fire Breaks Out at Hyundai Motor Research Institute Cafeteria in Hwaseong; One Injured

A fire broke out at around 10:58 a.m. on the 7th at the cafeteria expansion construction site of Hyundai Motor Research Institute in Jangdeok-dong, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, and was extinguished in 36 minutes.

During the evacuation caused by the fire, employee Kim Mo-ssi (38) fell from the second floor, sustaining injuries to his leg and lower back. Approximately 60 square meters of the interior of the cafeteria were damaged, resulting in property damage estimated at 73 million won according to the fire department.

Police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire with Kim and others.