In South Korea, twenty bodies were found following a fire at a lithium battery manufacturing plant today. The official said, 23 people including Chinese nationals, were also reported missing. According to officials, the fire erupted at an Aricell factory in Hwaseong, south of the capital Seoul, following a series of battery cell explosions in a warehouse. The fire broke out on a floor where lithium-ion batteries are inspected and packaged. Some 35,000 units were being stored in the building at the time. Local media reported, about 67 people were working at the factory before the fire occurred.
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