'Gwangju Apartment Collapse' Search Dogs Show Abnormal Reactions on 27th and 28th Floors... Search Operation Accelerates

Efforts to Secure Space for Access Routes and Endoscopic Cameras

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Search operations to find the whereabouts of the five missing persons in the Gwangju newly built apartment collapse accident are gaining momentum.

According to the Accident Response Integrated Headquarters on the 25th, a newly deployed search dog showed abnormal reactions on the 27th and 28th floors after starting 24-hour searches from the previous day.

The two newly deployed search dogs are specialized in detecting bloodstains and the smell of decomposition, and were deployed separately from the existing rescue dogs.

Among the 22nd, 26th, 27th, and 28th floors where the existing rescue dogs showed reactions, one of the search dogs showed similar reactions on the 27th and 28th floors.

These two floors have floor slabs piled up in layers, with rebar, concrete, and other debris on top, making practical access currently difficult.

Currently, search operations are underway while removing debris such as rebar and concrete from the upper part of Building 201 of the collapsed structure, with all efforts focused on securing access routes to the 27th and 28th floors.

Hyundai Development Company is also accelerating search and rescue operations.

They are breaking concrete inside the 27th and 28th floors and clearing debris, drilling a 0.9m x 1.2m endoscopic search hole, and creating entrances in the internal walls from the 33rd to 38th floors to secure passageways for transporting jack supports inside the units.

Lee Il, Director of the 119 Response Bureau at the Fire Agency, said, "We are conducting search and rescue activities while simultaneously removing debris and stabilizing the upper part of the building with Hyundai Development, and we are making efforts to secure access routes to the 27th to 29th floors where the rescue dogs showed reactions."

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