Even After Cleaning New Apartment, Bugs 'Swarming'... Found a Sandwich When Ceiling Was Torn Down 'Absurd'

Construction Company Shows Indifferent Attitude

In newly built apartments in South Korea, human feces have been repeatedly discovered, and now an apartment infested with bugs has appeared. It was due to a sandwich discarded by a construction worker during the work.

Bugs found in a rotten sandwich [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 7th, Yonhap News reported on a newly built apartment in Seoul where bugs continue to appear despite ongoing disinfection efforts.

Small bugs were continuously found in the bathroom, prompting residents to repeatedly disinfect and clean, but the bugs kept appearing. Then, last month, bugs were found falling inside the bathroom toilet, and upon opening the ceiling, a sandwich left unattended for months and swarming bugs were discovered.

The sandwich is presumed to have been left uneaten by on-site workers.

Amid reports of human feces repeatedly found in newly built apartments in Korea, an apartment infested with bugs has also appeared. It was due to a sandwich discarded by a construction worker on site.
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The resident contacted the AS center to request action, but the workers responded indifferently during the process. The resident explained, "The staff came and said it seemed to have been missed during the pre-inspection before moving into the apartment, but they did not offer an active apology or explanation. What angers me the most is that they all laughed when they saw the rotten sandwich. They also said, 'The bugs are so small that they are hard to see.'"

He added, "It’s not as serious as finding human feces in a newly built apartment, but it is still a significant problem. The construction company's response was disappointing. After the rotten sandwich was found, they did not take action on their own and only moved after repeated contact, showing a lack of systematic and courteous handling."

The apartment construction company stated, "We sincerely apologize to the customer and will take appropriate measures as requested," but also said, "We do not know the exact cause of how the sandwich got into the apartment ceiling."

They continued, "There are many foreign workers, and no matter how much education and control we provide, sometimes it does not work well. Since their cultural awareness is somewhat different from ours, there seem to be deviant behaviors despite the training," pointing to foreign workers as the cause.

Recently, human feces were also found in a newly built apartment in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. The construction company explained, "Judging by the packaging and placement of the feces, it does not seem that workers relieved themselves on the floor and left it there, but rather it appears to be an attempt to create an issue with malicious intent. The feces were not old."

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