Deadly fire at South Korea battery maker due to quality failure, police say

S Connect

23/08/2024 02:42

SEOUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A fire at a South Korean
lithium battery maker in June that killed 23 people occurred as
the company raced to produce batteries to meet a deadline
without taking action to address signs of dangerous quality
failures, police said on Friday.
    Nine other workers were injured in the fire at battery maker
Aricell, majority owned by S-Connect. Calls to Aricell seeking
comment following the police announcement went unanswered. 

 (Reporting by Jack Kim
Editing by Ed Davies)
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