Seoul, June 1 -- Five people were killed on Monday while two others were injured following an explosion at a factory in South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace factory in the central city of Daejeon, local media reported.

Offical state media Yonhap said that the fire was reported this morning at 10:59 am (local time) and that of the two survivors, one person sustained full-body burns, and the other had minor injuries.

The explosion is suspected to have occurred as workers at the site were conducting explosive-related cleaning work. The company facility, which develops large propulsion engines and tactical surface-to-surface weapon systems.

President Lee Jae Myung has instructed a probe into the incident and directed government officials to mobi...