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about 16 persons have been reportedly
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found dead when Leon batteries at a
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warehouse in South Korea exploded on
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Monday morning some residents said
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similar incident had occurred the
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previous day Sunday with a massive fire
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at a battery recycling Warehouse in P
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Glasgow and some of the people claimed
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the fire outbreak at P Glasgow was
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deliberate today there is a massive fire
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at a leon battery manufacturing
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warehouse in won South Korea one of the
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residents tweeted what had triggered the
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explosion remains unclear as government
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officials are y to issue statement
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regarding the batter's explosion
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international news agencies have
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reported that the massive factory fire
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that began after several million
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batteries exploded has killed at least
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16 people in South Korea we learned the
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blaz broke out on Monday morning at the
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arel plant in W young City about 45 km
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28 Mi south of South Korea Capital so
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footages from local television showed
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explosions going off as firefighters s
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to put out the fire with sand avoiding
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water a part of the roof have collapsed
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as seen in the footages posted online
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South Korea is considered the leading
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producer of Lio batteries which are used
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in many items from Electric vles to
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laptops won's medical Authority St John
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sik said 16 people have been confirmed
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dead while seven others were injured s
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the statement after South Korea news
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agency yab news agency had earlier
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reported that some 20 bodies have been
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found inside the plant but Mr King told
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a televised briefing that 16 people died
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and two others have suffered serious
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injuries the Aran Factory housed an
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estimated 35,000 battery cells on its
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second floor where the batteries were
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inspected and packaged with most Stone
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elsewhere according to local authorities
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local Fire official Kim Jin Yong said
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the fire began when a series of battery
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cells exploded though in tremend unclear
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what triggered the initial explosions
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about 100 workers were s on the premises
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at the time Mr King said it was
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difficult to enter the site initially
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due to fails of additional explosions as
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a leon fire can react intensely with
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water firefighters had to use dry sand
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to extinguish the blaze which took
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several hours to get under control Leon
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batteries are at risk of exploding if
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they are damaged or overheated while a
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fire can be extinguished it remains at
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risk of reigniting without warning due
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to the chemical reaction According to
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some experts the fire which has largely
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been extinguished occurred at about
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10:30 a.m. on Monday local time at the
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factory run by battery manufacturer arel
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in W young south of the capital S the
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blend began after a series of battery
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cells exploded inside a warehouse with
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some 35,000 units said king Jong a local
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official bringing you the news in a more
