At least two people have died and two others were injured in a fire at a factory operated by South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace in the city of Daejeon, a fire official said on Monday.
Firefighters had been dispatched to the site and Hanwha said the company was investigating the situation.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for the mobilisation of all available resources to respond to the accident and for an investigation, his office said in a text message to reporters.

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