CCTV에 잡힌 발화 순간, 42초만에 '암흑'
CCTV footage capturing the moment the fire started at a lithium battery factory south of Seoul on Tuesday shows just how devastating the accident was.
Five officials from the factory have been charged in relation to the blaze that resulted in at least 23 deaths.
Our Kim Jung-sil reports.
In CCTV footage recorded around 10.30 AM on Monday, smoke comes out of stack of batteries, startling a worker who was approaching it.
Within a minute, more smoke fills the room, prompting other workers to gather and try to stop the fire by moving batteries and bringing a fire extinguisher.
The batteries then begin sparking.
The police and fire department are conducting an investigation based on the CCTV footage into why the fire started.
The fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, killed at least 23 people, mostly foreign nationals.
According to authorities, 17 were from China and one from Laos.
Five were South Koreans.
They were mostly working on the second floor of a factory where final product checks and packaging was done.
The identification of the victims is expected to take some time due to the extent of the injuries sustained., only three South Koreans identified so far.
The police have charged five factory officials, including the owner, and banned them from leaving the country.
The owner is also charged with violating the Serious Accidents Punishment Act , which was enacted back in 2021 to prevent serious accidents in workplaces.
"I apologize that so many lives have been lost."
According to reports, a senior official at the factory said there had been another fire on the premises involving batteries just last weekend.
The fire was put out by workers at the time but it wasn't reported to the fire department.
Kim Jung-sil, Arirang News.
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2024-06-26, 09:00 (KST)
