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At least 22 people were killed in a fire at a primary lithium battery factory in South Korea on Monday morning, local officials said.
The fire broke out at a factory of battery manufacturer Aricell in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province, about 50 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
After nearly five hours, the fire was extinguished around 3:10 p.m. and firefighters were able to enter the factory, Hwaseong Fire Department official Kim Jin-young said in a briefing.
Initial reports indicate that the dead included two Koreans and 20 foreigners, 18 of whom were Chinese nationals.
Local fire officials told Reuters that the fire at the Aricell battery factory started after several battery cells exploded in the warehouse, although it remains unclear what caused these explosions in the first place. No official report has yet been released on the cause of the fire.
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