An explosion occurred at a Hanwha plant in Daejeon at around 8:42 a.m., killing three people. The casualties are believed to be workers from the factory, the fire authority said.

The fire was extinguished at around 9:27 a.m.

(Yonhap)

Fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

A fire in May 2018 at the same plant, which handles explosives, killed two people and injured five.

By Park Ju-young (jupark@heraldcorp.com)