A fire breaks out at LG CHEM's factory, and the fire department is extinguishing it. /Courtesy of Jeonbuk Provincial Fire Department

A fire broke out at an LG CHEM plant in Iksan, North Jeolla Province.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters and others, the fire occurred at around 2 p.m. on the 12th at the LG CHEM plant located in Yongje-dong, Iksan.

Fire authorities are working to extinguish the blaze using 89 firefighters and 35 vehicles.

The building on fire is a facility that produces veterinary medicines and was reportedly undergoing replacement work due to aging equipment.

So far, there are no reported injuries.

Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the fire as soon as it is extinguished.