A fire broke out at a US Forces Korea (USFK) storage facility in the southeastern port city of Busan on Thursday, officials said, with no casualties reported so far.
The blaze occurred at 6:31 p.m. at the USFK’s Busan Storage Center in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to officials.
More than 160 personnel and 51 pieces of fire equipment have been mobilized to extinguish the fire, which is believed to have started during plumbing work.
Considering how densely populated Busan is, is depopulation really a bad thing?:
Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, appears to have entered a phase of extinction due to low birthrates and superaging population, becoming the nation’s first metropolitan city to do so, said a research paper published on Friday.
The paper from the Korea Employment Information Service estimated Busan’s ratio of the population aged 65 or older at 23 percent as of March this year, making it the only metropolitan city to become a superaging society.
The southeastern port city’s extinction risk index calculated by dividing the number of female population aged 20 to 39 by the number of population aged 65 or older was 0.490, it noted. An extinction risk index of over 1.5 is classified as a low extinction risk and an index of 1.0 to 1.5 is considered normal. But regions registering an index of 0.2 to 0.5 are considered to be in danger of extinction, while a figure of less than 0.2 is classified as high extinction risk.
USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives at Busan port The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives at a naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on June 22, 2024, in this photo provided by the Navy. (Yonhap)
Turkish frigate’s port call in BusanThe 2,400-ton Turkish frigate TCG Kinaliada enters the South Korean naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on June 4, 2024, for a friendship visit, in this photo provided by the Commander Republic of Korea Fleet. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Last day of long weekendA person sculpts a sandcastle at Haeundae Beach in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on May 6, 2024, on the final day of a long weekend due to the Children’s Day holiday. (Yonhap)
Joseon Dynasty diplomatic ship A replica ship of Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea to Japan, reenacts sailing in waters off the southeastern port city of Busan on May 3, 2024. The ship was modeled on one used by Joseon Tongsinsa, whose dispatch began in 1607 to promote peace after a seven-year Japanese invasion. A total of 12 such teams of envoys were sent to Japan until 1811, focusing on conveying advanced culture. (Yonhap)
ITTF World Table Tennis Championships kicks off in Busan
The opening ceremony for the International Table Tennis Federation World Team Table Tennis Championships takes place at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in the southeastern port city of Busan, on Feb. 17, 2024, as provided by the organizing body. (Yonhap)
Belgian Korean War vet laid to rest in S. Korea A burial ceremony for Belgian Korean War Veteran Leon Bosquet, as per his will, takes place at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan on Nov. 15, 2023. Belgium and 15 other nations fought for South Korea under the U.N. flag against invading North Korea during the 1950-52 conflict. (Yonhap)
