Overview
- Steel structure collapsed at 1:58 p.m. Thursday at the City Main Library Gwangju site in Seo-gu, trapping four of about 97 workers.
- A 47-year-old rescued in cardiac arrest was later pronounced dead, and a second worker recovered at 8:13 p.m. was declared dead at the site.
- Two workers remain unaccounted for as crews stabilize debris with cranes and search using thermographic cameras, rescue dogs and detection devices.
- Fire officials say the failure appeared to occur during a ready-mixed concrete pour, with a site official reporting no intermediate supports between the second-floor roof and the first floor.
- The city-commissioned, 51.6 billion-won project employs subcontractor technicians among the victims, and authorities plan a formal investigation after recovery operations.