Daejeon: The first funeral for one of the five individuals who perished in the tragic explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace facility took place in Daejeon on Saturday. This unfortunate event has left the city and the community in mourning.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the explosion occurred on Monday and resulted in five fatalities and two injuries. The incident happened while workers were in the process of cleaning propellant powder residue from tools used in manufacturing propulsion systems. The funeral, held at a funeral parlor in Daejeon, approximately 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was attended by the victim's family, relatives, and company executives.

This incident is the latest in a series of fatal explosions at the Hanwha Aerospace factory. In 2018, a similar explosion claimed five lives, followed by another incident the next year, resulting in three deaths.