An explosion on an oil tanker at an STX Offshore & Shipbuilding plant killed four workers Sunday in Changwon, South Korea's South Gyeongsang Province, Yonhap reported.

The victims, in 30s to 50s, were conducting painting inside a 12-meter-deep oil tank at 11:37 a.m. local time (0237 GMT) at the plant in Changwon city, some 450 km southeast of Seoul, Yonhap quoted sources from the national fire agency as saying.

The oil tanker, with the capacity of 74,000 tons, is scheduled to be delivered to a Greek shipping company in October.

Investigations are underway to find the cause of the explosion.

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