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Gas leak at SK Hynix chip factory injures six people, Yonhap reports

By Thomson Reuters May 31, 2026 | 10:02 PM

SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) – Six people were ​injured at ‌one of SK Hynix’s chip factories in ‌Cheongju, ​South ⁠Korea due ⁠to a hydrogen fluoride gas leak, Yonhap ​News Agency said, citing ⁠a ⁠fire official.

The ​leak of the ​toxic gas happened ‌after a fire broke out, the ⁠official said, adding that the blaze ⁠has ‌been contained.

An ⁠SK Hynix ​spokesperson ‌was not ​immediately ⁠available for comment.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Jacqueline ​Wong)