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.