At least four dead in demolishing the construction of the South Korea Highway Construction
At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a downfall at the motorway construction site in the area south of South Korean capitalSeoul, the fire authorities said.
The accident occurred at 9:49 (0049 GMT) in Ansunge, about 70 km (43.5 miles) from Seoul, when five concrete buildings of 50 meters (164 ft) that supported the highway bridge collapsed one after the other after the other after the other after which was transferred to Crane, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Ko Kyung-Man, an Ansong Fire Department, said that four people had died, including two Chinese nationals and six were injured, including five who were in critical state. Five also turned on one Chinese citizen.
“They worked on installing a deck on the bridge,” said who for television briefing. “All 10 were up on deck … and they fell on both sides when he collapsed.”
The Ytn Emiteri broadcast broadcast dramatic shots showing the high bridge deck that collapsed in that place.
Rescue workers have been seen examining the twisted metal brackets and broken concrete plates under the highway bridge columns.
Rescue workers participate in the rescue operation at the demolished highway in Cheonan, South Korea, February 25, 2025. (Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji)
Acting President Choi Sang-Mok Invited to mobilize all available staff and resources to save any missing people and secured safety measures to prevent further damage, his office said.
The National Fire Agency has announced that it has mobilized three helicopters and nearly 150 search and rescue officers, and the Ministry of Transport said that the team was sent to the scene.
Deadly accidents continue to happen regularly at industrial sites in South Korea, which introduced the law in 2022 to resolve security omissions and punishment of the company management if the worker was killed at work.
Earlier in February, six people were killed in a fire at the Hotel’s construction site in the port of Busan, with about 100 people evacuated, including 14 workers who pushed the helicopter on safety after she had taken refuge on the roof.
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In June last year, a fire at the Lithium Battery factory for which the authorities blamed the failures in quality control and inadequate security killed by 23 workers.
The information published in March by the Ministry of Labor in South Korea found that 598 industrial workers died in 2023, and the construction sector consisted of almost half, or 303, although the total number of deaths was reduced from 644 in 2022.
