Seoul, South Korea CNN —A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea Monday killed at least 22 people, most of them foreign nationals, local officials said.
It was extinguished around 3:10 p.m, and firefighters were able to enter the factory, said Hwaseong Fire Department official Kim Jin-young in a briefing.
Rescue workers recovered a number of burned bodies, Kim said, and one person died due to cardiac arrest.
Emergency personnel carry the body of a person killed in a fire at a lithium battery factory owned by South Korean battery maker Aricell on June 24, 2024.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the Interior and Safety Ministry and the head of the fire department to “make all-out efforts” to rescue people by “mobilizing all available personnel and equipment.”Parts of the lithium battery factory were burned following a fire in Hwaseong, South Korea on June 24, 2024.
Persons:
Kim Jin, Kim, Kim Hong, Yoon Suk Yeol
Organizations:
South Korea CNN, Fire Department, South, Reuters, Interior, Safety Ministry
Locations:
Seoul, South Korea, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korean