'Gwangju Bunggoe Accident' 28th Floor Buried Person Declared Dead... Total Deaths 2

One Buried Person Rescued on 27th Floor; Search Continues for 3 Missing Persons

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The second missing person in the Hwajeong I-Park collapse accident in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City was found dead and recovered four days after being reported missing.

The collapse occurred in the third week since the incident, and it has been 17 days since the first missing person in this accident was recovered.

According to the Accident Recovery Integrated Countermeasures Headquarters, the missing person was rescued around 6:25 p.m. on the 31st from the 28th floor of the collapsed apartment building. They were transported to the hospital but were declared dead upon arrival.

The first discovery was made around 11:50 a.m. on the 27th when the burial location was confirmed through an endoscopic camera. It was found by chance while removing debris by breaking through the wall on the 28th floor to rescue another missing person buried under concrete rubble on the 27th floor.

So far, out of the six workers missing due to this accident, two have died, and the remaining four are either out of contact or their status is unknown. They were reportedly responsible for window installation and fire-fighting equipment work on floors 28 to 34 just before the accident.

Attention is also focused on the rescue of another missing person found near the master bedroom of Room 2 on the 27th floor on the afternoon of the 25th.

The fire authorities are working hard to secure access for rescue by breaking concrete and cutting rebar. On the 28th and 29th floors, 71 rescue personnel, 6 technicians, and 2 mini excavators mobilized by Hyundai Development Company have been deployed.

The mini excavators, which had been temporarily halted due to cracks appearing on the ceiling of the 24th floor, resumed operation the day before. Currently, 13 crack measuring devices are monitoring the 24th and 28th floors, and no abnormalities have been detected so far.

The construction lift used for unloading debris was installed on the same day and is currently undergoing final inspection.

Jack supports that prevent a secondary collapse and support the ceiling have been installed for 601 out of 768 units (78%). Additional materials will arrive on the 3rd of next month and will be installed at points requested by the Fire Agency and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Safety Management.

The installation of a new tower crane, which will be used for removing large concrete debris, external search of the collapse surface, and demolition of unstable exterior walls, is ongoing with the goal of completion by the 22nd of next month after foundation work (pile work) to strengthen the ground.

Cross-searches of all floors were conducted to find the remaining three missing persons, but no additional traces were found, and the search was concluded.

The accident occurred around 3:46 p.m. on the 11th when internal structures and parts of the exterior walls of 16 floors from the 23rd to the 38th floor collapsed simultaneously.

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