SEOUL, Aug 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – Two men were confirmed dead and four others were injured, as the top floor of a building under construction in South Korea collapsed today.
The ninth floor of the nine-story building under construction, in Anseong, some 60 km south-east of Seoul, collapsed onto the eighth floor at about 11:49 a.m. local time (0249 GMT).
The accident left two Vietnamese workers buried and four others wounded.
The Vietnamese men were rescued in cardiac arrest before being taken to a hospital, but they were confirmed dead later.
At the time of the accident, they were working on concrete placement.
The police will investigate construction officials for compliance with safety rules.– NNN-YONHAP
