Daejeon Plant Fire Injures 53, Fourteen Missing
A fire broke out at a car parts plant in Daejeon on Friday around 1:17 p.m., injuring at least 53 people and leaving 14 unaccounted for, authorities said. About 170 workers were inside; one of the plant's two buildings has burned down and the other remains alight, with more than 200 firefighters, 90 pieces of equipment and forestry helicopters combating the blaze amid concerns over 200 kilograms of sodium and possible collapse, and President Lee ordered full resource mobilization.
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