Fire at South Korea Battery Factory Kills 23 Workers

Published on June 25, 2024

A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea has resulted in serious casualties, making it one of the most devastating fires in recent years. On June 24 at 10 a.m., a fire broke out at Aricell, a South Korean lithium battery manufacturer in Hwaseong City. The blaze raged for five hours. According to the latest reports, 23 people were confirmed dead, most of them female Chinese migrant workers. Additionally, eight people were injured and one person is missing. The fire originated on the second floor of a building where more than 35,000 lithium batteries were stored. Lithium battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish using conventional firefighting methods. As a result, the fire spread rapidly, causing numerous explosions and hindering firefighters’ efforts....

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