NewzThirty-eight people suffered minor injuries on Saturday when part of a ceiling collapsed at a building in South Korea’s southeastern city of Daegu, fire authorities said. According to local authorities and fire officials, the incident occurred at around 10.16am on the second floor of a four-storey building in Gwaneum-dong. At the time, a vendor was selling kitchenware and other goods to elderly customers when a section of the ceiling’s finishing material fell down.
About 70 people evacuated the facility after the collapse, with President Lee Jae Myung instructing officials to ensure a thorough response A ceiling collapse at a Daegu supermarket in South Korea injured at least 38 people, while 66 others evacuated safely. Nine people required hospital treatment, with no serious injuries reported thus far.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 36 people sustained minor injuries after parts of a plaster ceiling collapsed at a shopping mall in South Korea’s Daegu city, fire officials said Saturday.
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