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Updated 24 June 2024 at 10:39 pm·1-min read

South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find any more fire victims Tuesday, a day after a devastating blaze likely triggered by exploding lithium batteries killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers. More than 100 people were working at the factory in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul, when the fire tore through it Monday morning. Security cameras showed smoke engulfing the second-floor worksite of the factory, soon after sparks were detected from a site where lithium batteries were stored, fire officials said. One victim was pronounced dead at a hospital, and fire workers retrieved 21 bodies from the factory one by one later Monday.

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