Overview
- Fire officials said the sixth victim, a worker in his 30s surnamed Kim who had been spotted on the day of the collapse, was recovered on Thursday after metal obstructions previously blocked access.
- One worker remains unaccounted for following the Nov. 6 collapse of the 63-meter Boiler Tower No. 5 at the state-run Korea East-West Power Co. site in Ulsan.
- Two adjacent boiler towers, Nos. 4 and 6, were demolished to remove collapse risks and reopen safe access for search teams.
- Rescuers have been operating in rotating teams through the night, using cutting tools to clear rebar and metal mesh and to extract victims from the debris field.
- Seven of the nine workers on site were initially buried during demolition work, and labor groups are renewing criticism of multilayered subcontracting that placed short-term workers on high-risk tasks.