Fire at lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 9, leaving 15 others missing

A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital has killed at least nine people. Four were injured and 15 are missing. The fire occurred in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul, A fire official said most of the missing people were foreign nationals including Chinese. South Korean media reported that much of the blaze had been put out. The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known. A total of 102 people were working at the factory before the fire occurred.