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14 missing in South Korea car plant blaze

14 missing in South Korea car plant blaze

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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A fire at a car parts plant in South Korea on Friday seriously injured at least 21 people and left 14 others missing, authorities said.

The blaze occurred about 1 p.m. in the central city of Daejeon.

Authorities issued an order typically reserved for blazes that exceed the firefighting capacity of local governments, according to Seoul’s Yonhap news agency.

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