Apartment Structure Collapse Accident During Construction in Gumi... "No Casualties"

The scene of the exterior wall collapse accident that occurred on the 11th at an apartment construction site in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City

A collapse accident occurred on the exterior wall of an apartment in Hwajeong-dong, Gwangju Metropolitan City, and while the accident recovery is ongoing, another structural overturn accident occurred in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, putting the site on high alert.

According to the construction industry on the 13th, at the 'Jungheung S-Class Edufore' apartment construction site in the Gumi National Industrial Complex Expansion District in Gyeongbuk, part of the structure collapsed due to strong winds.

It was reported that no casualties occurred as the construction was temporarily halted due to the strong winds that day.

It appears that the scaffolding system (work platform) collapsed due to a gust of wind during the installation work in preparation for formwork operations.

A Jungheung Construction official said, "The formwork was set up before concrete pouring, but the system for the formwork work seems to have tilted due to the strong wind," adding, "Work was suspended because of the strong wind, and there were no people nearby, so there were no casualties."

The company is conducting further verification of the overall accident situation and plans to carry out more thorough safety inspections reflecting recent accidents at construction sites.

Perspective view of Gumi Expansion Complex 'Jungheung S-Class Edufore'

Meanwhile, the complex consists of 22 buildings ranging from 2 basement floors to 25 above-ground floors, totaling 1,555 households, located at 1116 Indeok-ri, Sandong-myeon, Gumi-si. In the first priority subscription held on December 30, 2020, 7,725 people applied for 953 units (excluding special supply), recording an average subscription competition rate of 8.1 to 1.

It attracted attention as a non-regulated area with fewer subscription and loan restrictions, and as the last sale complex within the Gumi Expansion District, which is being developed over an area of 2,457,000 square meters.

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