By The Associated Press on June 24, 2024.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Officials say that a fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital has left one person dead, three injured and more than 20 others missing. Local fire official Kim Jin-young said rescue efforts were underway at the factory at Hwaseong, just south of Seoul, on Monday. Kim says 23 people were reported missing but their identification is difficult because a register of the staff was believed to have burned. 4