▲ The scene of the accident
Part of a ceiling collapsed at a food mart in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, today (October 10), injuring around 30 visitors.
None of the injured are reported to be in life-threatening condition, and around nine of them have been transported to hospitals.
According to the Daegu Fire and Safety Headquarters and other sources, the ceiling caved in at the mart around 10:16 a.m., prompting visitors to evacuate.
Sixty-six visitors who were inside the mart at the time managed to escape the building on their own following the accident, during which 36 sustained minor injuries.
So far, nine of the injured have been transferred to hospitals.
Fire authorities stated that the injuries appear to have occurred as citizens panicked and evacuated, getting scratched by building debris.
Following the accident, fire authorities conducted a search of the mart after all visitors had evacuated, and no additional casualties or unusual findings were reported.
Police forces have been deployed around the accident site to control traffic and manage the area.
Authorities plan to investigate the cause of the accident after completing all search operations.
(Photo provided by Daegu Fire and Safety Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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