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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rituparna Chatterjee

South Korean officials investigate what caused massive factory fire that killed 14

South Korea Fire - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An early investigation suggests “unauthorised structures” inside an automobile parts factory in South Korea might have led to the high death toll in the fire on Friday that killed at least 14 people, reports said.

The fire at the factory in the central city of Daejeon was one of South Korea’s deadliest industrial accidents in recent years, according to media reports.

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