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Fire at Lithium Battery Plant in South Korea Kills at Least 9

A fire at a lithium battery factory south of Seoul​ on Monday killed at least nine workers and left 15 others missing, officials said.

​Officials feared that the toll from the blaze, one of the deadliest in South Korea in recent years, would rise as rescuers began searching the building. ​Two workers were hospitalized with serious injuries.

This is a developing story.

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