Explosive battery blaze in South Korea 'paralyzes' vital government services
5 hours ago
- #Government Services Disruption
- #Data Center Fire
- #South Korea
- Major fire at South Korea’s national data center disrupts hundreds of government services.
- Fire likely started from a battery explosion at the National Information Resources Service in Daejeon.
- Thermal runaway in the server room made fire containment difficult.
- Government’s internal digital platform, email system, and websites paralyzed.
- Over 600 online services, including mobile ID and postal services, remain down.
- Airport travelers relying on mobile IDs may face disruptions.
- 170 firefighters and 63 fire trucks responded; main blaze controlled by next morning.
- One worker suffered first-degree burns; nearly 200 lithium-ion battery packs destroyed.
- No estimated timeline for service restoration.
- Government apologizes for inconvenience and pledges swift recovery.