Approaching the buried person on the 26th floor of the Gwangju apartment collapse... Attempting entry by breaking the floor on the 28th floor

Debris piled up layer by layer is being removed at the site of the newly built apartment collapse accident in Gwangju. Photo by Gwangju Fire Safety Headquarters

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Efforts are accelerating to rescue the buried victims and locate the last missing person at the site of the collapse of the newly constructed apartment by Hyundai Development Company in Gwangju.

According to the Central Accident Response Headquarters and the local integrated accident response headquarters on the 5th, they are attempting to enter from the 28th floor to approach the buried victim whose body parts were found on the 26th floor.

Using two excavators, debris piled on the 28th floor is being removed, and currently, they are breaking part of the floor to attempt entry to the lower levels.

At the same time, search operations are being conducted for one missing person whose location has not yet been identified.

Search operations on the 22nd floor, where debris from the west retaining wall collapsed, have not been carried out due to stabilization work.

Hyundai Development Company is also supporting rescue and search operations by removing debris cleared from the 28th floor to the outside, and has installed an additional 167 jack supports between the 25th and 30th floors.

All jack supports have been installed except for 16 units in areas where installation is not possible.

Additionally, to prevent falling objects, one fall prevention net has been installed, and another is scheduled to be installed on the 6th.

As a result of the foundation test for the installation of the tower crane at the rear of Building 201, the load was measured at 60 tons, exceeding the standard of 50 tons, so concrete pouring is expected to proceed as planned on the 7th.

Meanwhile, among the six missing due to this collapse accident, four have been recovered deceased. The first was recovered near the railing on the basement first floor, followed by recoveries on the 28th, 27th, and 28th floors in that order.

Of the remaining two, one was found on the 26th floor, but since rebar and concrete are layered thickly, debris removal is underway to approach the burial site. The location of one person has not yet been identified.

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