22 killed, 8 injured in lithium battery plant fire in Hwaseong, South Korea; cause unknown.

22 people were killed and eight injured in a fire at a battery plant in Hwaseong, South Korea. The incident occurred on June 24 at a primary battery manufacturing facility, around 45 km south of the capital, Seoul. Firefighters faced difficulties in extinguishing the fire due to the challenges of putting out flames from lithium batteries, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

June 24, 2024
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