Further negligence of duty cannot be pardoned.
Three workers evacuated, and fire authorities confirmed there were no casualties. As of 8:30 a.m. Friday, the blaze had been controlled.
The Gyeonggi provincial government said Wednesday it will provide subsidies of up to 5.5 million won to victims and bereaved family members of the deadly battery factory fire in Hwaseong.
A fire broke out in a factory in Daegot-myeon, Gimpo. No casualties were reported as of press time. Gimpo City issued safety alerts to nearby residents. Authorities plan to investigate the cause after they extinguish the fire.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the Korean government to "promptly" investigate the cause of a recent deadly battery factory blaze during a meeting with a former Korean prime minister, China's Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The remains of all 23 victims of Monday's deadly battery factory fire in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, were identified as of Thursday.
Firefighters conduct a fire extinguishing drill at a battery factory in Sasang District, Busan, on Thursday afternoon.
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Fourteen more sets of remains from Monday’s deadly battery factory fire in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, were identified as of Wednesday night, raising the total identified victims to 17.
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