MUNGYEONG, South Korea, Two firefighters were trapped in a factory while trying to put out a fire Wednesday, local authorities have said. The firefighters got trapped while working to extinguish a fire that broke out at a factory in Mungyeong, 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 7:47 p.m., according to the authorities. Other firefighters were trying to put out the fire and rescue the trapped firefighters. President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ordered related authorities to "put in all out efforts" to rescue the firefighters, according to their offices. The cause of the fire has yet to be known. Source: Yonhap News Agency
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