Fire at Daejeon plant injures at least 55; over a dozen workers unaccounted for

Firefighters in South Korea are battling a major blaze at an auto parts factory in Daejeon, with dozens injured and a nationwide emergency mobilization ordered, authorities said Friday. The fire broke out at about 1:17 p.m. at a facility in Munpyeong-dong, Daedeok-gu. Fire authorities escalated the response within minutes, issuing a Phase 1 alert nine minutes after the initial report and raising it to Phase 2 five minutes later. At 1:53 p.m., authorities issued a nationwide fire mobilization ord