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Massive fire at battery company in South Korea; 20 people died in the rush









Leader Online Desk: A fire broke out at a lithium battery manufacturing factory in South Korea at 10.30am (local time) today (24th). 20 people died in this fire. Yonhap news agency confirmed that their bodies have been found.

Summary

  • A fire at a lithium battery plant in South Korea
  • A battery cell explosion caused the fire
  • Local media reported 20 deaths.

The fire broke out at 10.30am (local time) at battery manufacturer Aricel in Hwaseong, south of Seoul. The fire broke out after a battery cell in a warehouse containing about 35,000 units exploded, local fire official Kim Jin-young said.

Yonhap reported that about 20 bodies had been found, but Kim said in a televised briefing that 9 people had died and 4 others were injured. Both are in critical condition.

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