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The South Korean army stated it’s in search of measures to forestall North Korea’s trash balloons from beginning fires.
At a press briefing Tuesday, the Joint Chiefs of Employees(JCS) stated the chance stems from the exothermic timers that warmth up the plastic baggage hooked up to the balloons, inflicting the contents to spill onto the bottom.
JCS spokesperson Col. Lee Chang-hyun stated they’ve but to confirm if the gadgets are flammable or if there are explosives concerned.
The protection ministry stated the army is coordinating measures with the police to attenuate associated injury and to place forth preventive steps.
On Monday, hearth authorities investigating a latest hearth at a manufacturing unit in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, discovered objects assumed to be gadgets hooked up to a balloon floated by the North and particles on the roof of the constructing.