South Korean battery plant CEO sentenced to 15 years for deadly fire

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The CEO of a lithium battery maker received a 15-year prison sentence for a deadly factory fire that killed 23 people. The blaze occurred in June 2024 at an Aricell plant in Hwaseong, South Korea, where investigators found inadequate safety measures and insufficient worker training. This sentence is the longest under the country's industrial safety law, highlighting concerns about workplace safety and penalties for fatal incidents.


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