Fire broke out late Monday at Kia's
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3 plant in Hwaseong, south of capital Seoul, Yonhap reported, citing an unnamed industry source,
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adding that fire was put out after about 40 minutes without any casualties.
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Yonhap said Kia's union and management had agreed to offer employees working at the assembly line and paint shop time-off until Sept. 6.
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Yonhap said the affected line produces Kia's K5, K8 and EV6 vehicles,
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adding that it is not yet clear how much of vehicle output would be affected by the suspension.
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