22 killed in lithium battery plant fire in South Korea
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![Firefighters carry a body at the site of a fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, Monday, June 24, 2024. An aerial view from across the street shows the charred damage to the top corner of a commercial high-rise building. Below, dozens of helmeted fire and other rescue workers can be seen in miniature.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7244375.1719229676!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/south-korea-fire.jpg)
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea's capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said.