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DAEGU, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) — Giant sections of ceiling end materials collapsed in a constructing in Daegu on Saturday, injuring 38 folks, together with 9 who have been taken to hospitals, officers mentioned.
A kitchenware gross sales occasion for senior residents was being held on the second flooring of a four-story constructing within the southeastern metropolis when the fabric fell from the ceiling at 10:16 a.m., in keeping with Daegu firefighting and native district officers.
Sixty-six folks fled the constructing, and of them, 38 sustained mild accidents, equivalent to abrasions, the officers mentioned. 9 of the injured have been transferred to hospitals, however nobody was in crucial situation.
Firefighters despatched 60 personnel and used 14 items of kit to go looking the premise for extra casualties, however none have been discovered.
President Lee Jae Myung was briefed on the accident by the performing police chief and ordered related companies to do every thing to rescue any victims and deal with the aftermath, in keeping with his workplace.
Authorities mentioned they plan to analyze the reason for the collapse.
The Daegu Metropolitan Coverage Company mentioned it has fashioned a devoted job drive to analyze the accident. The group, consisting of some 33 personnel together with officers from the intense accidents, forensic science and victims safety models, plans to conduct a joint on-site investigation Monday with the Nationwide Forensic Science and different associated companies.
“We are going to look into potential structural defects and whether or not security measures have been correctly applied,” a police official mentioned.
Giant sections of ceiling materials cowl the ground of a constructing within the southeastern metropolis of Daegu after collapsing on Oct. 10, 2026, on this photograph offered by the Daegu Hearth Division. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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