Collapse Accident at Newly Built Apartment in Gwangju... Whereabouts of 6 Construction Workers Unknown

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] At the Hyundai I-Park new construction site in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, the exterior wall of the upper floors of one apartment building collapsed, causing six workers to go missing.

According to the Gwangju Western Fire Station on the 11th, at around 3:47 PM, the exterior wall of the 23rd to 34th floors of the Hyundai I-Park apartment under construction collapsed.

After confirming the whereabouts of the workers, it was found that six people were uncontactable.

At the time of the accident, concrete was being poured, and as the exterior wall collapsed, one person evacuated on their own, two were rescued while trapped on the first floor of a container, and another was injured by falling debris and transported to a hospital.

Six construction workers presumed to have been deployed at the site are currently being located. According to base station inquiries, they are within a 2 km radius of the collapsed building.

Among them, three were performing masonry work on the 28th to 29th floors where the exterior wall collapsed, and the other three were working on window installation on the 31st to 34th floors.

More than 20 parked vehicles around the collapsed building debris were also damaged.

Currently, a total of 293 personnel have been mobilized at the accident site, including 75 firefighters, 175 police officers, 25 related agency staff, and 8 local government employees.

A total of 54 vehicles have been deployed, including 34 firefighting vehicles and 15 police vehicles.

The fire authorities are conducting safety inspections due to concerns of further collapse and are proceeding with additional rescue operations.

The building in question is a complex of 7 buildings, ranging from 4 basement floors to 39 above-ground floors, with 847 households. Construction registration was completed on March 13, 2020. The scheduled construction period is from June 2019 to November of this year.

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