PRODUCTION - 30 July 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Electric cars charge at a charging station from the provider Ionity at the Ohligser Heide West freeway service station.
SEOUL ? South Korea's environment ministry said on Thursday it plans to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss fires involving EVs, including a blaze that caused extensive damage, and draw up measures to prevent such incidents. The ministry said the land and industry ministries will join Monday's meeting as well as other state bodies, such as the National Fire Agency, adding that the government planned to announce comprehensive measures regarding EV fires soon.
Last week, a Mercedes-Benz electric sedan with batteries made by Chinese company Farasis Energy caught fire in the underground garage of an apartment in the South Korean city of Incheon, according to media reports. The blaze took more than eight hours to extinguish and damaged about 140 cars and 23 people were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation, Yonhap reported.
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