On March 12, Hankook's No. 2 plant in Daejeon, located 150km outside the South Korean capital of Seoul, was almost completely destroyed in the blaze. According to the Korea Economic Daily, 11 were injured in the fire, while 400,000 stored tyres were burned.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Bridgestone would be taking over from Hankook as Super Taikyu's official supplier from 2024, although no mention of the fire was made in the championship's official communication.
