Police Begin Investigation into Gwangju House Collapse Incident Causing 4 Casualties

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] The police have launched an investigation into the Gwangju house collapse accident that resulted in four casualties.

According to the police on the 5th, the Dongbu Police Station in Gwangju will conduct a joint detailed on-site inspection with the National Forensic Service to analyze the cause of the accident.

At around 4:20 PM the previous day, a collapse occurred at a 57㎡ wooden detached house reconstruction site in Gyelim-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju.

Four people, including a construction company official, a material supplier, and two workers present at the site, were buried under the roof and other house structures.

The four buried individuals were rescued one by one by the fire department about an hour after the accident, but two ultimately died.

The two survivors are receiving treatment at a hospital and are reported to be in stable condition.

At the time of the collapse, steel reinforcement work was being carried out on the house, supplementing the wooden frame with H-shaped steel columns.

The police estimate that the collapse occurred as the roof load shifted to one side during this construction work.

They are also considering the possibility that the ground weakened by rain over the past few days caused the house to lose balance.

The police plan to ascertain the exact circumstances of the accident once the survivors in the hospital recover their health.

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