Fire at car parts factory in S Korea leaves 55 injured, 14 missing
Gulf Times
Fire at car parts factory in S Korea leaves 55 injured, 14 missing
A fire broke out around lunchtime at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon Friday, injuring 55 people, including 24 seriously, while 14 others were unaccounted for, âfire authorities said. The South Korean government activated a centralised disaster management system for the large-scale âaccident after President Lee Jae â Myung ordered âthe mobilisation of all available resources âto deal with the fire and save lives. More casualties are feared, with 14 people missing. Phone data showed their locations near where the fire broke out, but officials said search efforts were hampered after the building partially collapsed in the blaze.
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