Fire department warns of fire and possible loss of life at Aricel factory in March (South Korea)

It has been learned that fire authorities had previously warned of the possibility of fire and loss of life at the Aricell lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, where 23 people were killed.
According to the results of a firefighting investigation into the Arisel Factory at the Namyang 119 Center dated March 28, which was obtained by the office of Democratic Party lawmaker Wi Seong-gon on the 26th,
The Yang 119 Center pointed out that "there is a risk of injury to human life due to the rapid combustion of the product production lines in the third building." The fire at the Aricell factory started when a lithium battery caught fire on the second floor of the third building and spread.
23 workers were killed and 8 were injured. In addition, the Namyang 119 Center stated in a firefighting data investigation of the Aricel Factory that "the locations of the 11 buildings within the facility were such that they could be destroyed by rapid combustion at the time of the incident.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Employment and Labor has indicted three people involved in the fire at the Aricel factory on charges of violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Major Accident Punishment Act.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor plans to investigate whether the people involved made efforts to prevent accidents by properly establishing a health and safety management system.
The two were charged with professional negligence resulting in death and injury.