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Story summary
- A fire at Anjun Industrial in Daejeon, South Korea, on March 20, 2026, injured 55 people, including 24 seriously hurt and 14 unaccounted for.
- The blaze began at 1:17 PM local time, while workers were in a break room.
- Anjun Industrial supplies Hyundai and Kia.
- Rescue efforts faced a partial building collapse and risk of chemical explosions from stored sodium.
- About 200 firefighters and 90 fire trucks were deployed.
