ULSAN (South Korea), Feb 10 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- An oil storage tank in the southeastern South Korean city of Ulsan exploded Monday, leaving one person dead and another injured, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing officials.
The explosion took place at a plant in Ulsan, some 310 kilometres southeast of Seoul, at 11.15 am, according to fire authorities.
The two people were workers who had opened the tank to check the level of chemical substances inside when the blast occurred.
One worker in his 30s fell unconscious and was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery but was pronounced dead in the afternoon.
The other worker was injured but not in a life-threatening condition.
The fire was put out after about three hours as more than 230 firefighters and 44 pieces of equipment, including fire engines, were mobilised for the effort.
Acting President Choi Sang-mok gave emergency instructions to deploy all available resources to extinguish the blaze.
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