Police seek clues to South Korean warehouse fire that killed 40

Police questioned company officials Tuesday to determine the cause of a devastating fire at a cold storage warehouse that left 40 people dead and 10 others injured, some with severe burns.

The fire and accompanying explosions ripped through the nearly completed warehouse in Icheon, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of the capital, on Monday, spewing toxic fumes over the surrounding industrial zone.

The badly charred bodies were found hours later in the basement, where fire official Kim Jung-geun said some of the workers had been injecting urethane foam into the walls of the facility.

Police were questioning officials from more than 10 …