Footage shows moment deadly South Korea factory fire breaks out

Twenty-three people died in a lithium battery explosion and fire in a South Korea factory.

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The blaze broke out on Monday morning at the Aricell plant in Hwaseong city, about 45km (28 miles) south of the capital Seoul.

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