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South Korea: Deadly Blaze Rips Through Daejeon Car Parts Plant; 10 Dead, Dozens Injured

A fire broke out around ​lunchtime at a car parts factory in ​the South Korean city of Daejeon on Friday, ⁠leaving 10 people dead, 25 seriously injured and ​34 with minor injuries, the country's safety ministry said ​on Saturday. Four other workers were still missing, and the government has activated a centralised disaster management system after President Lee Jae ​Myung ordered all available resources to be used ​to deal with the fire and save lives.

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