Hwaseong battery factory fire
On June 24, 2024, a chain of battery explosions caused a fire at the Aricell lithium primary battery factory in Jeongok Industrial Complex, Seosin-myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, killing 23 people, most of them migrant workers. The company's CEO was sentenced to 15 years in prison at first insta
Start~End Jun 24, 2024 ~ Sep 23, 2025Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Start ~ End
- Jun 24, 2024 ~ Sep 23, 2025
- Date
- June 24, 2024 (2 years ago) (2024-06-24)
- Time
- 10:31 a.m.
- Location
- Gyeonggi Province Hwaseong Seosin-myeon 33, Jeongok Industrial Complex 12-gil, Aricell map
- Coordinates
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- Cause
- Chain explosion of batteries caused by Thermal runaway
- Deaths
- 23[1][2][3]
- Injuries
- 2 seriously injured[4] / 6 slightly injured
- Property damage
- Building completely destroyed by fire
- Location
- 37.1884, 126.6773
The Hwaseong battery factory fire (Aricell battery factory fire) was a fire that broke out on June 24, 2024, at the factory of Aricell, a primary battery manufacturer located in Seosin-myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.1 A man in his 60s was transported with burn injuries but died.2 At 12:36 p.m., the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters was activated.3
Most of the victims were foreign nationals. Because Aricell did not participate in the Employment Permit System, the victims were confirmed to be Joseonjok overseas Koreans, Chinese marriage migrants, and Lao marriage migrants, and day laborers made up the largest group. In this accident, 23 people died and 8 people were injured.
Investigation
The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency formed an investigation headquarters centered on its Criminal Mobile Unit and began the investigation.4
The Ministry of Employment and Labor set up a Central Industrial Disaster Response Headquarters in the Industrial Safety and Health Headquarters, headed by the minister, and began investigating whether the Serious Accidents Punishment Act had been violated.5
From 10:30 a.m. on June 25, a joint on-site forensic inspection was conducted by relevant agencies, including the police and fire authorities,6 the National Forensic Service, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and the Ministry of National Defense.
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