On the afternoon of the 13th, officials from the Gwangju Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters found a buried person on the first basement floor in Hwajeong, Gwangju. An access road is being secured to put heavy equipment into the new construction site of I-Park. Reporter Yonghee Kim kimyh@hani.co.kr
In the third day of the search for the collapse of a new apartment building in Gwangju, 6 workers were missing. An unidentified person was identified as being buried. However, the family is struggling as the buried person is trapped in a pile of concrete and has difficulties in rescue.
Gwangju Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Using a camera, etc., a person was found in a pile of concrete near the stair railing on the first basement floor of the collapsed building. However, since it was not visible to the naked eye, it was impossible to determine the identity of the deceased. The task force found that the pile of concrete on top of the missing person was heavy and difficult to remove by manpower, so to mobilize heavy equipment such as an excavator, the access road was secured by removing the screen for the apartment complex.
Buried Upon hearing the news of the discovery, the families of the missing went to the task force and requested site confirmation, but this was not allowed for safety reasons. At one time, some families were upset at the news that the victim had been identified, but it was a misunderstanding. The task force responded to family requests from 4 pm and disclosed the inside of the accident site, and plans to continue search and rescue work even at night. The 23rd to 38th floors, including the 26th and 28th floors, where the collapse occurred, were searched using unmanned excavators and drones, but with no results.
Industrial Development sent 10 separate rescue teams to the site to provide support. Safety nets were also installed to prevent further collapse. Hyundai Development Company plans to install an additional 1500-ton tower crane to support the search for the upper floors that are difficult to access. He said he heard the ringing tone of a mobile phone call from a missing person who was working on the silicone window frame. The family requested the task force to find the missing person using the ringtone of the phone, and the task force is checking for mechanical errors. Ahn Jung-ho (45), interim representative of the task force, who said that his brother-in-law was missing, ordered a safe search and said, “Families of the missing want a quick rescue, but they don’t want additional casualties.”
Police The day before, Hyundai Industrial Development site manager (49) was booked on charges of negligence and negligence, and on the same day, three subcontractors for concrete delivery and construction were searched and searched. Police will also raid and search the field office once access becomes possible. The Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Administration also booked a site manager and a concrete construction company site manager the day before on charges of violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act. lean This building is in a situation where only one side of the south wall is standing precariously after the inner and outer walls of the upper floor collapsed, so there is concern about further collapse. If the safety of the building is not secured through a thorough inspection, we will even consider demolition of the entire building and then reconstructing it.” Although the conditions of expert inspection and safety were not secured, it was referring to ‘precipitation’ that a building that had risen to nearly 40 floors could be completely demolished.
Expert opinions are divided between demolition and reinforcement. Although there is an opinion that the complete demolition is inevitable as it is a disaster unprecedented in construction history, in which the upper 16 floors of the 39 floors collapsed at once, but the lower part of the 23rd floor or lower, which is the belt layer, still looks intact. There are opinions that reinforcement work can be done and the upper part can be rebuilt. Song Chang-young, professor of Architectural Engineering at Gwangju University, said, “The safety diagnosis result is important.” “Structural safety and resident attitude can be variables.”
It insists that all eight buildings of the two complexes should be demolished and rebuilt. They were anxious, saying, “Who are afraid to go in and live?” and “Even if it is rebuilt, it will be difficult to shake off the memories of the collapse of the skyscraper.”
It is time to focus on our capabilities.” He said, “Once the accident has been resolved to some extent, we will come up with a countermeasure after a safety diagnosis by a rescue expert.” At 3:46 p.m. on Sunday, the outer wall of the 23rd and 38th floors of Gwangju Hwajeong I-Park Apartment Building 201 under construction collapsed, and six subcontractors working on the 28th and 34th floors went missing.
Yonghee Kim By Kim Yun-ju, staff reporter Ahn Kwan-ok kimyh@hani.co.kr
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