A police officer stands guard near the site of an explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace factory in Daejeon, South Korea. (Picture credit: AP)An explosion and fire occurred at a defence company in South Korea on Monday, killing five people and injuring two others, officials said.The deadly incident happened at a worksite run by Hanwha Aerospace in the South Korean city of Daejeon.Other details, including the cause of the explosion, were not immediately available.Emergency official Yoon Seong-su said that the area is a government-designated security facility.Local medical official Kim Ju-yeon said one of the two injured people was in a critical condition. She said authorities haven't yet identified the dead people.The site is one of Hanwha Aerospace's key facilities where it develops large-sized propellants and surface-to-surface weapons systems, according to Yonhap news agency.
Explosion, fire at defence company in South Korea kills 5
An explosion and fire occurred at a defence company in South Korea on Monday, killing five people and injuring two others, officials said.
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Explosion at Hanwha Aerospace facility in Daejeon killed 5, injured 2; the site produces large-sized propellants and surface-to-surface weapons systems. Supply-chain risk for aerospace-defense programs given loss of critical production capacity.
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