What’s new: Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming has urged the authorities in Seoul to find out as soon as possible the cause of Monday’s fire at a local lithium battery factory, which has killed at least 22 people, most of them Chinese nationals.
The blaze broke out around 10:30 a.m. at battery-maker Aricell’s three-story plant in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers (28 miles) south of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported.
