At least 22 workers died in South Korea, due to a fire triggered by a series of explosions at a lithium battery production plant. Firefighters are still inspecting the building, Yonhap news agency reported. Over 100 people were working in the plant at the time of the accident. Witnesses said they heard explosions coming from the second floor, where lithium-ion batteries are inspected and packaged.
While 78 people were rescued, many others are still missing. After putting out the fire, rescuers found around twenty bodies. The vast factory was estimated to have around 35,000 battery cells in storage on the second floor, with additional batteries stored in other areas.
Lithium batteries burn quickly at high temperatures and the flames are difficult to control with conventional fire extinguishing methods. Furthermore, the risk of further explosions made access to the factory particularly dangerous. To put out the fire powered by batteries, water was not enough and sand had to be used,
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