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South Korea: Blaze at auto parts factory kills 11

Deutsche Welle·7 months ago
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At least eleven people were killed and three remain missing after a fire tore through an auto parts factory in Daejeon, South Korea on Friday, officials said. "We understand that 11 are dead, 25 are seriously injured," an official from the interior ministry's department that handles fires and other disasters told AFP news agency. "We also understand that 34 have been injured but not in a serious condition and three are still missing," he added. The fire broke out around 1:00 p.m. (0400 GMT) and spread rapidly through the facility, sending thick gray smoke billowing into the sky. Some 170 workers were in the building at the time. Images from the scene showed workers leaping from upper floors to escape the flames. The cause was not immediately known, said Nam Deuk-woo, fire chief of Daedeok District, though witnesses reported an explosion. Firefighters could not enter parts of the building in South Korea's fifth-largest city because of fears it might collapse.…

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