A fire burns at a U.S. Army warehouse in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 24, 2024, in this screenshot from a YTN broadcast on YouTube. (YTN via YouTube)
A warehouse fire that drew mutual aid from city firefighters in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday night was contained after burning nearly five hours on a U.S. military base, according to U.S. Army Garrison Daegu.
Firefighters at 11:12 p.m. were dousing spot fires at the site on the Busan Storage Center in Beomil-dong, a waterfront section of Busan, according to an email from Daegu garrison spokesman Phil Molter and local news reports.
The fire of unknown origin in a warehouse under renovation was reported at 6:35 p.m., Molter said Thursday. The garrison called on mutual aid agreements with the Busan Fire Department to fight the blaze, he said.
By 8 p.m., authorities had mobilized as many as 11 fire stations to respond, according to YTN broadcast news. No injuries were reported as of 10 p.m.
The empty warehouse was unoccupied when the fire broke out, Molter said.
The Army established the site as a supply depot at the start of the Korean War in 1950.
Busan, South Korea’s second largest city, is roughly 200 miles southeast of Seoul. The coastal city contains South Korea’s largest port and is also home to the headquarters of U.S. Navy Forces Korea.
