Employees Allege Cover-Up of Prior Fires Before Deadly Daejeon Factory Blaze

Small fires 'hushed up' by higher-ups at Daejeon factory prior to deadly fire, employees claim

A testimony from employees of a Daejeon factory that caught fire Friday, indicated that several fires had occurred before the fatal accident but were kept secret by the operators of the company. Local broadcaster TV Chosun quoted employees of the facility in a Tuesday report as saying that the auto parts factory caught fire more frequently than had been publicly disclosed. Besides Friday’s fire, there were two incidents in 2023 when fire trucks were dispatched to the scene. But one worker said h

By The Korea Herald