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Hwaseong battery factory fire
2024 explosion and fire at South Korean factory / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 24 June 2024, in Hwaseong, South Korea, a lithium battery factory owned by Aricell caught on fire after several batteries exploded.[1] The fire killed 23 workers and wounded eight more, mostly Chinese nationals.[2]
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Date | 24 June 2024 (2024-06-24) |
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Time | 10:31 a.m.–3:10 p.m. (KST) |
Duration | approx. five hours |
Location | Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37°11′20″N 126°40′39″E |
Deaths | 23 |
Non-fatal injuries | 8 |
Missing | 1 |
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