A massive factory fire that began after several lithium batteries exploded has killed at least 22 people in South Korea. The blaze broke out on Monday morning at the Aricell plant in Hwaseong city, about 45km (28 miles) south of the capital Seoul.
Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk About 20 bodies were found at the site of a lithium battery plant fire in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Monday, firefighters said, after the blaze had already left one worker dead and three others injured earlier in the day.
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said.
Firefighters retrieve the bodies of workers at the site of a fire at a primary lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 24, 2024. The fire reportedly left about 20 workers dead. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) Around 20 bodies were found, presumably of the missing people, after one worker was found dead earlier in the day.
A roof of lithium battery maker factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province is destroyed by fire. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Earlier in the day, the other deceased worker died after being taken to a hospital following cardiac arrest, while another was seriously injured and two sustained minor injuries, they said.
The fire began after batteries exploded while workers were examining and packaging them on the second floor of the factory in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul, at around 10:30 a.m., fire officials said, citing a witness. They said they would investigate the cause of the blaze.
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