Lithium Battery Factory Blaze in S Korea Claims 22 Lives

Twenty-two workers were killed in a fire that followed a series of explosions at a lithium battery factory just outside of Seoul, South Korea on Monday, with authorities not yet clear on what caused the disaster.  Citing a local fire official, the Associated Press reported that the fire started when battery cells exploded inside the warehouse, though authorities are still investigating the cause of the explosion.  The victims were reportedly foreign workers, the majority of whom are Chinese laborers.  The blaze started at 10:30 a.m.…