SEOUL, South Korea — A fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea on Monday, killing at least 16 people and leaving five others missing, local fire officials said.
The fire, which has largely been extinguished, occurred around 10:30 a.m. at a factory run by battery manufacturer Aricell in Hwaseong, south of the capital, Seoul. The blaze began after a series of battery cells exploded inside a warehouse with some 35,000 units, said Kim Jin-young, a local fire official. What triggered the explosion remains unclear, he added.
A Reuters witness saw firefighters moving as many as six bodies out of the factory, which is in an industrial area. Established in 2020, Aricell makes lithium primary batteries for sensors and radio communication devices. It has 48 employees, according to its latest regulatory filing and its LinkedIn profile. Calls to Aricell offices were unanswered. The company is not listed on South Korea’s stock market but is majority owned by S-Connect, according to an Aricell regulatory filing.
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