Blaze engulfs US military facility in South Korea

Incident occurs at US Forces Korea’s Busan Storage Center where more than 160 firefighters are battling to douse fire

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) - More than 160 fighters are battling to douse a fire that erupted at a US military facility in South Korea on Thursday.

The incident occurred at US Forces Korea (USFK) Busan Storage Center at around 6.31 pm local time (0931GMT), according to Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency reported.

No casualties have been reported so far.

Authorities have issued a second-level alert to meet the emergency as more than 160 personnel have been mobilized to extinguish the fire.

More than 28,500 American soldiers have been deployed in South Korea under a bilateral defense pact.

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