Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon facility (Hanwha Aerospace) Two people were killed, two injured and three others remained unaccounted for after an explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace plant in Daejeon, fire authorities said Monday.Daejeon fire authorities said they received about 30 reports at around 10:59 a.m. Monday from callers who said they heard a loud blast and saw smoke coming from the site.Firefighters dispatched personnel and equipment to the facility and are working to extinguish the fire.Police and fire authorities suspect flammable rocket propellant may have exploded. They plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident once the fire is put out.The Daejeon plant was the site of rocket propellant-related explosions in 2018 and 2019 that left multiple people dead or injured.
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