Overview

• The rig toppled onto the building at 10:13 p.m. on June 5 at the Indeokwon–Dongtan double-track railway construction site in Seocheon-dong, Giheung District.
• DL Construction said the 80-ton rotary drilling rig had been inactive since May 31 and was stationary when it collapsed.
• No injuries were reported after authorities evacuated as many as 150 residents from the 15-story, 60-unit apartment block.
• The impact shattered balcony windows and cracked sections of the outer walls on the 15th floor.
• Emergency teams dispatched 38 personnel and 15 vehicles to secure the site and the municipal government provided temporary shelter at nearby community centers.