Failure Event - South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Pohang City - 16 Jun 2025
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Overview
Event Details
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| Location: | South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Pohang City |
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| Battery Module: | Li ion |
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| Application: | Industrial |
| Installation: | Building |
| Enclosure Type: | Indoor |
| Event Date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Extent of Damage: | One 2-story building (1,127 m²) destroyed and 8,392 battery modules burned. |
| State During Accident: | Operational |
| Description: | A fire broke out in the ESS room of a steel plant. The fire was extinguished after 29 hours. |
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| Source: | Yonhap News Agency |
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- Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.
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