QQCWB

GV

Man Dead At Kumho Tire Plant In South Bibb, Coroner Confirms

Di: Ava

MACON, Ga. — A body was found in downtown Macon’s Washington Park on Tuesday, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said. Now, Jones is asking for help finding the man’s next of kin. According to Jones A massive fire at Kumho Tire’s plant in Gwangju, South Korea, was fully extinguished on May 20, 76 hours after it first broke out, authorities said.

Fire at Kumho Tire plant in Gwangju brought under control | Yonhap News ...

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A tire plant will spend $21.8 million to expand production in middle Georgia. Kumho Tire and Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller announced the expansion Thursday.

SEOUL :Shares of Kumho Tire, South Korea’s No.2 tire maker, slumped 8 per cent on Monday after a massive fire suspended operations at its factory in Gwangju on Saturday, threatening to disrupt

Kumho Tire Plant Damaged by Fire

Seoul – Kumho Tire has again signalled plans to build a new ‚global‘ tire manufacturing facility, while reporting a strong third-quarter Production at Kumho Tire’s largest factory in South Korea was suspended due to a fire that broke out on Saturday, a company spokesperson said. One employee and two firefighters have been injured

Kumho Tire, Korea’s second-largest tire maker, suspended production at its factory in the southwestern city of Gwangju following a fire that broke out on Saturday. The fire began at the company’s plant in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers (167 miles) south of Seoul, at around 7:11 a.m., causing some 400 workers on duty to evacuate. This project would not have been possible if not for the collaboration between the state, the Bibb County Board of Commissioners, the Bibb County Board of Education, the Macon Bibb County Industrial Authority and the Macon Water Authority.“ Established in 1960, Kumho Tire Co., Inc., of Seoul, South Korea, had 2007 sales of $2.4 billion. A man died Monday morning in south Macon after a fire “fully engulfed” a house, according to Bibb County coroner Leon Jones. The victim was identified as Joseph May, 78, of Macon, Jones said.

An investigation is ongoing after a construction worker suffered serious injuries at the site of the Bibb County Kumho Tire facility on Thursday. Fire Breaks out at Kumho Tire Factory in Gwangju Jèèwän Räthñäyäkè (지완) 19 subscribers Subscribed MACON, Ga. — A man is dead after a shooting at a gas station in south Bibb, according to Bibb County Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley. The shooting happened just before 7:30 a.m. at the Sunoco gas

MACON, Ga. — A Warner Robins man is dead after a motorcycle crash in South Bibb on Tuesday morning, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones. Jones says the motorcycle and pickup truck collided around 7:30 a.m. on Highway 247 at Allen Road. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Department said He is being held without bond. ORIGINAL STORY: A woman is dead after being hit by a car in south Bibb, near the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, coroner Leon Jones said. We reported Wednesday that a man was killed in an accident at the South Bibb Kumho Tire plant. The plant has a history of workplace safety

Kumho Tire plans to start construction on its $413 million tire plant in south Bibb County in time to open in 2016. That’s according to a news release from Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority.

Authorities are investigating after a body was found in the parking lot of the Polaris plant on Greenbrier Road. Gwangju, South Korea — May 18, 2025 — Firefighters have made significant progress in battling a massive blaze at the Kumho Tire Gwangju factory, with containment reaching 70–75% roughly 14 hours after the fire broke out early Saturday morning. A large fire broke out Saturday at Kumho Tire’s Gwangju plant in downtown Gwangju. The blaze left one employee and two firefighters injured,

South Korea’s Kumho Tire plant engulfed by huge fire

Monroe Co. Sheriff nominated to be U.S. Marshal by Trump | 13wmaz.com

Kumho Tire Company Ltd has suspended operations at its main manufacturing complex in the south-western city of Gwangju, following a fire. SINGAPORE (ICIS)–A fire broke out at South Korea-based tire manufacturer Kumho Tire at its Gwangju plant in the south of the country on 17 May, suspending operations at the plant. The fire, which took place at the company’s Plant 2, broke out at 7am local time (22:00 GMT) and firefighters were dispatched, with containment levels at over 90% by 18 May,

Seoul: Firefighters made all-out efforts Sunday to extinguish a fire at Kumho Tire’s plant, with the fire believed to be some 80 per cent contained, according to authorities. The fire began Saturday morning at the factory in Gwangju, some 270 kilometres southeast of Seoul. About 460 personnel and 170 pieces of equipment were mobilised to []

Kumho Tire Co. Inc.’s largest tire factory in South Korea was the site of a massive fire, and production at the plant was suspended due to the fire that broke out Saturday morning, according to Reuters. A spokesperson told Reuters that the plant has the capacity to produce 12 million tires a year — which accounts for almost 20% of the company’s global capacity. In an The name of the victim has not yet been released. He’s from Wilkinson County and was pronounced dead at 8:50 a.m. said Bibb County deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley.

A large fire at Kumho Tire’s plant in the southern city of Gwangju was 85% contained as of the morning of May 18 and is expected to be fully extinguished later in the day, local fire authorities said. As of 8:30 a.m. local time, fire crews had brought most of the blaze under control, and the risk of it spreading to other parts of the plant was low, a Gwangju Fire Production at Kumho Tire’s 073240 largest factory in South Korea was suspended due to a fire that broke out on Saturday morning, a company spokesperson said. One employee and two firefighters have been injured so far and the fire could burn for several days, the fire agency said, with some 207 firefighters and 77 vehicles currently A massive fire at Kumho Tire’s plant in Gwangju, South Korea, was fully extinguished on May 20, 76 hours after it first broke out, authorities

GWANGJU, May 19 (Yonhap) — Firefighters on Monday made efforts to completely put out a fire at Kumho Tire’s plant in Gwangju, officials said, with about 90 to 95 percent of the blaze believed to have been contained. The blaze first broke out Saturday morning at the factory in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, and firefighters contained the main fire the next day, According to 13WMAZ news, the South Bibb Kumho Tire plant has paid out more than half a million dollars in safety-related fines since opening in A major fire broke out at Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s second-largest tire manufacturer, located in the city of Gwangju. The blaze began around 7:11 a.m. local time on the factory premises and rapidly spread to production buildings, reports, Korean media. By noon, the fire had consumed approximately 70% of the plant’s western section—an area roughly

Kumho Tire plans to shift production to its nearby Gokseong plant in South Jeolla Province, which has an annual production capacity of 13 million units, similar to Gwangju’s 12 million units. An OSHA investigation determined that Kumbo Tire Georgia Inc. could have prevented the fatal injuries sustained by a 57-year-old maintenance A tire manufacturing facility in Macon-Bibb faces nearly $300,000 in fines after federal investigators found 15 safety violations at its facility in wake of a former employee’s death in April

Firefighters have fully extinguished the blaze that engulfed Kumho Tire’s Gwangju plant as of Tuesday, four days after it first broke out, with the city now seeking designations from the central government to provide relief. One of the world’s largest tire manufacturers with an innovative approach to product development, market expansion, technical progression, and environmental awareness.

South Korean tire manufacturer Kumho Tire has announced plans to invest more than ₩1tn (US$750.8m) by 2027 to establish its first plant in Europe. Kumho intends to increase its supply of tires to premium European auto makers. The new plant will have an annual capacity of 12 million units and will focus on manufacturing high-end tires, such as the Ennov line-up for Macon-Bibb County, Ga., has approved a $475 million bond for the construction of Kumho’s tire plant in Macon, according to Global Atlanta.

Firefighters work on an evolution project to put out remaining fires at Kumho Tire’s factory in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sunday. (Yonhap)