Officials in South Korea say a fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital has left at least 16 people dead, seven injured and six missing.
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight.
Authorities say the blaze is under control, while bodies are being recovered from the charred building as rescue efforts continue. President Yoon Suk Yeol issued instructions to mobilize emergency personnel.
A fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea on Monday, killing at least 16 people and leaving five others missing, local fire officials said.
HWASEONG, South Korea >> A lithium battery factory in South Korea was set on fire after multiple batteries exploded on Monday, killing 22 workers, most of them Chinese nationals, fire officials said.
A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital has killed at least nine people. Four were injured and 15 are missing. The fire occurred in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul, A fire official said most of the missing people were foreign nationals including Chinese.
At least 22 people are dead after a fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea. The blaze was largely put out in about six hours and emergency crews were mobilized under President Yoon Suk Yeol's orders.
South Korean officials say a fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near the country's capital has left at least 16 people dead, seven injured and six missing.
Twenty-two workers were killed in a fire that followed a series of explosions at a lithium battery factory just outside of Seoul, South Korea on Monday
A lithium battery factory in South Korea was set on fire after multiple batteries exploded on Monday, killing 22 workers, most of them Chinese nationals, fire officials said.
At least 22 people are dead after a fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea. The blaze was largely put out in about six hours and emergency crews were mobilized under President Yoon Suk Yeol's orders.
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