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Third Body Recovered After Ulsan Power Plant Boiler Tower Collapse

Officials say two workers are presumed dead, with two others still unaccounted for.

Overview

  • The 60-meter boiler tower at Korea East-West Power’s Ulsan branch collapsed Thursday during demolition work.
  • Firefighters recovered the body of a 44-year-old worker Sunday, and authorities said he died Friday while awaiting rescue.
  • The confirmed death toll stands at three after seven subcontracted workers were initially trapped.
  • Two workers are believed to be under the debris, and the locations of the remaining two have not been determined.
  • The tower had been out of service since 2021 after roughly 40 years of use and was in a weakening phase for demolition.