Samsung Heavy's shipyard in Geoje hit by fire

Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard in Geoje was hit by a fire on Wednesday, which was quickly put out. This is the same yard where six people were killed in a crane accident in May.
The accident occurred on May 1 when two cranes collided and fell onto a rig that was under construction at a yard in Geoje, South Korea. | Photo: /ritzau/AP/Lee Jung-hoon
The accident occurred on May 1 when two cranes collided and fell onto a rig that was under construction at a yard in Geoje, South Korea. | Photo: /ritzau/AP/Lee Jung-hoon

A fire erupted on Wednesday at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.

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