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Fireighters in Hwaseong, South Korea responded about 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2024 to a report of explosions and fire at an Aricell lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, South Korea. The factory fire killed at least 20 people. Hwaseong is located in northwest South Korea.   According to CAMEO chemicals, lithium is highly flammable, and is readily ignited by and reacts with most extinguishing agents such as water, carbon dioxide, and carbon tetrachloride.  Lithium reacts with water to form caustic lithium hydroxide and hydrogen gas (H2). Lithium is spontaneously flammable in air if heated to 180°C if the surface of the metal is clean. Extinguishing recommendations on CAMEO ... SMALL FIRE: Dry chemical, soda ash, lime or sand. LARGE FIRE: DRY sand, dry chemical, soda ash or lime or withdraw from area and let fire burn. If it can be done safely, move undamaged containers away from the area around the fire. FIRE INVOLVING METALS OR POWDERS (ALUMINUM, LITHIUM, MAGNESIUM, ETC...

Video surveillance images captured two children stabbing a woman in her garage in northwest Harris County, Texas. A 12 year-old boy is the offender that allegedly stabbed a woman who has had a recent history of psychiatric disturbances, according to neighbors. Harris County stabbing: Mom says she's sorry, in disbelief after her 12-year-old allegedly stabbed a woman  - Fox 26 Houston TX: Woman stabbed by 2 small children caught on camera - YouTube  - WRAL WRAL-TV is NBC affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Nine LAFD Firefighters were injured during an explosion, while responding to a vehicle fire in Wilmington. Two of the nine remain in critical condition. The clean-air CNG-powered semi truck (no trailer) contained two 100-gallon natural gas tanks, compressed to over 3,000 psi. Six minutes after firefighters arrived, one of the tanks exploded, causing severe injuries. One of the injured firefighters was air-lifted to a burn center for specialty care. Thankfully, the driver was well clear of the truck by the time of the blast, and found to be uninjured. We remind locals to stay clear of the scene, both motorists and pedestrians. There are currently no active evacuation orders, but an "exclusion zone" with a 500-foot radius has been established to isolate the scene and prevent further injury. The situation is currently static. This will be an extended operation in the area, and handled slowly, with extreme caution to ensure there is no possibility of escalating hazard. UNITS ASSI...