Blaze engulfs US military facility in South Korea

ISTANBUL

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.