Boss arrested over deadly fire at S Korea battery plant

Boss arrested over deadly fire at S Korea battery plant

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The chief executive of Aricell, a South Korean lithium battery company, has been arrested over a massive factory fire in June that killed 23 people and injured nine others.

A court approved the warrant for Park Soon-kwan's arrest on Wednesday.

Investigators have said Aricell's management is suspected of workplace safety violations. The fire was one of South Korea's worst factory disasters in recent years.

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