SEOUL, Jun 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – At least nine people have been confirmed dead and eight others injured, in a building collapse in south-west South Korea, it was reported yesterday.
The five-story building, under demolition, unexpectedly collapsed at about 4:22 p.m. local time yesterday (0722 GMT), at the south-western city of Gwangju.
A bus, which stopped at a station near the construction site, was buried with debris, killing nine people and leaving eight others wounded, who were taken to a nearly hospital.
Rescuers saved 17 people, mostly those from the buried bus, and were searching for any trapped pedestrian or construction worker.
The police and the firefighting authorities were investigating the exact cause of the mishap.– NNN-YONHAP
