SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fire officials say they have discovered eight dead bodies from a burned factory near Seoul.
Fire official Kim Jin-young said the bodies had been retrieved and taken to a hospital.
Yonhap news agency previously reported that twenty dead bodies had been discovered.
Kim previously said rescue efforts were underway at the Hwaseong factory, just south of Seoul.
Kim then told a television briefing that 23 people had been reported missing, including Chinese nationals.
South Korean media reported that about 67 people were working at the factory before the fire broke out.
