More than 50 injured in fire at car parts factory in South Korea

A fire at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon has injured 55 people, 24 of them seriously, the fire agency said on Friday.

President Lee Jae Myung ordered the mobilisation of all available resources to deal with the fire and save lives, the presidential Blue House said in a statement.

The National Fire Agency said it was concerned the number of injuries could rise at the blaze in Daejeon, about 160 km south of the capital Seoul.

Firefighters were struggling to contain the fire as one of the two buildings affected had collapsed, a fire official told Reuters.

Fire officials said the supplier is Anjun Industrial, which said on its website that it makes engine parts and it is a supplier for Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp, among others.

Officials at Anjun were not immediately available for comment.