{"id":163819,"date":"2024-06-24T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exploding-batteries-spark-deadly-south-korea-factory-fire-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T14:00:25","slug":"exploding-batteries-spark-deadly-south-korea-factory-fire-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exploding-batteries-spark-deadly-south-korea-factory-fire-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploding batteries spark deadly South Korea factory fire | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cc78eMO-ubo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Exploding batteries spark deadly South Korea factory fire | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cc78eMO-ubo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A massive factory fire that began after several lithium batteries exploded has killed at least 16 people in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze broke out on Monday morning at the Aricell plant in Hwaseong city, about 45km (28 miles) south of the capital Seoul.<\/p>\n<p>Local television footage showed small explosions going off as firefighters sought to put out the fire. 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