Overview
- Fire authorities said the latest body was retrieved at approximately 5:19 a.m. Wednesday after being located late Tuesday night.
- Two workers are still unaccounted for, with one location confirmed and presumed dead and the other not yet found.
- Towers 4 and 6 were blown up Tuesday to remove collapse risks and enable safer access to the debris of Tower 5.
- Eight rescue teams totaling about 70 personnel are working in shifts and using cutting tools to clear rebar and extract victims.
- The 63-meter Boiler Tower No. 5 collapsed Nov. 6 during dismantling at the state-run Korea East-West Power plant, where nine workers were present and seven were buried.