This was very lucky that no one was at home at the time of the collapse and the businesses were closed or this could have been quite a tragedy:
Police officers and firefighters examine the rubble of a collapsed building in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Monday. The building was completed in 1966 and collapsed on Sunday. Residents believe the cause was cracks in the foundation. [YONHAP]Residents of a four-story building that collapsed in central Seoul on Sunday are blaming the Yongsan District Office for ignoring their complaints about cracks in the foundation that they called a recipe for disaster.
The building, which consisted of restaurants on the first and second floors and living quarters on the third and fourth, collapsed at 12:35 p.m. A 68-year-old woman living on the top floor sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. The other residents were not at home, and the restaurants were all closed, which prevented further casualties.
Authorities have yet to identify the precise cause of the accident. Because the building was completed in 1966, police and firefighters believe it was the outcome of progressive deterioration. [Joong Ang Ilbo]
You can read more at the link, but of course government authorities are alleged to have blown off reports from the residents of crack they seen forming in the building. This appears to be another example of the poor safety culture in South Korea.
“but of course government authorities are alleged to have blown off reports from the residents of crack they seen forming in the building.”
And that’s the Moon Jae-in government. You can bet there won’t be any mass street protests demanding justice and punishment – even if dozens of people died. That’s because nobody’s interested in using this for political purpose, other than the South Korean left.
johnhenry
5 years ago
What do you mean “noone was at home”? There was one person, an elderly woman, in her residence, according to the article.
Rascal1212
5 years ago
Thugs finishing what they missed in 2009
J6Junkie
5 years ago
Probably from the construction being done across the street. Hyosung would like nothing more than for those squatters to GTFO.
Mcgeehee
5 years ago
A glimpse of things to come to all those newly constructed rush-jobs at Camp Humphreys.
“but of course government authorities are alleged to have blown off reports from the residents of crack they seen forming in the building.”
And that’s the Moon Jae-in government. You can bet there won’t be any mass street protests demanding justice and punishment – even if dozens of people died. That’s because nobody’s interested in using this for political purpose, other than the South Korean left.
What do you mean “noone was at home”? There was one person, an elderly woman, in her residence, according to the article.
Thugs finishing what they missed in 2009
Probably from the construction being done across the street. Hyosung would like nothing more than for those squatters to GTFO.
A glimpse of things to come to all those newly constructed rush-jobs at Camp Humphreys.