22 people dead after fire rips through South Korean lithium battery factory

• A fire at a battery factory in South Korea has killed 22 mostly Chinese workers.
• Officials told Reuters the fire began after several lithium battery cells exploded.
• Concerns are growing over lithium battery fires, which can be harder to put out than regular fires. 

22 workers have died after a fire tore through a lithium battery factory in South Korea.

Local fire officials told Reuters that the fire at the Aricell battery factory in Hwaseong began after several battery cells exploded inside the warehouse.

The cause of the explosion remains unclear, but officials said that the blaze was now extinguished.