At Least 36 People Hurt After Shopping Mall Ceiling Collapses in South Korea’s Daegu City
- At least 36 people were injured when part of a grocery store ceiling collapsed in Daegu, South Korea.
- The collapse occurred at about 10:16 a.m. local time at a store roughly 240 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
- All 66 shoppers evacuated the building, and nine injured people were taken to nearby hospitals; none had life-threatening injuries.
- A fire official said many injuries appeared to result from shoppers rushing through falling debris.
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At least 36 people hurt after shopping mall ceiling collapses in Daegu
At least 36 people sustained minor injuries after parts of a plaster ceiling collapsed at a shopping mall in the city of Daegu, fire officials said Saturday. The Daegu Fire Department said about 70 others evacuated the facility following the collapse, which was reported at 10:16 a.m. At least nine people received treatment at hospitals but no serious injuries were immediately reported, according to officials, who said the injury toll could rise.…
At around 10:16 a.m. on the 10th, a ceiling collapsed at a supermarket in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, injuring 36 people. The Daegu Fire Department and other agencies stated that 66 people inside the building at the time of the accident evacuated on their own, and 36 of them sustained minor injuries. Nine of the injured received treatment at a hospital. Ceiling panels and other items
On the 10th, a ceiling collapse occurred at a food ingredients mart in Buk-gu, Daegu, resulting in approximately 30 injuries. President Lee Jae-myung ordered that all efforts be made to rescue the victims, and fire authorities are currently conducting search and rescue operations to identify additional buried victims.
Dozens of people were injured after a ceiling collapsed at a supermarket in Daegu. Part of the ceiling collapsed at a supermarket in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, around 10:16 a.m. today. Fire authorities are currently conducting rescue operations, anticipating potential casualties.
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