Fire breaks out at Kaesong Industrial Complex near inter-Korean border: Seoul



News Fire breaks out at Kaesong Industrial Complex near inter-Korean border: Seoul Second blaze in as many weeks at an inter-Korean facility lasted for about an hour and was visible from South Korea Colin Zwirko \| Jeongmin Kim April 21, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2019 \| Image: NK News A fire broke out Thursday at North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) – the once jointly-run inter-Korean facility where South Korean factories and properties are still present – Seoul’s unification ministry announced. The fire broke out at a factory around 2 p.m. KST and could be seen from the inter-Korean border, the ministry said in a statement. A fire broke out Thursday at North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) – the once jointly-run inter-Korean facility where South Korean factories and properties are still present – Seoul’s unification ministry announced. The fire broke out at a factory around 2 p.m. KST and could be seen from the inter-Korean border, the ministry said in a statement. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Fire breaks out at Kaesong Industrial Complex near inter-Korean border: Seoul

Second blaze in as many weeks at an inter-Korean facility lasted for about an hour and was visible from South Korea

Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim April 21, 2022

Fire breaks out at Kaesong Industrial Complex near inter-Korean border: Seoul

The Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2019 | Image: NK News

A fire broke out Thursday at North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) – the once jointly-run inter-Korean facility where South Korean factories and properties are still present – Seoul’s unification ministry announced.

The fire broke out at a factory around 2 p.m. KST and could be seen from the inter-Korean border, the ministry said in a statement.

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