Ceiling Collapses During Kitchenware Sales Event for Elderly in Daegu, 38 Injured

A ceiling collapse occurred at a building in Daegu while kitchenware and other items were being sold to elderly citizens, injuring 38 people.

According to the Daegu Fire and Safety Headquarters and Buk-gu Office in Daegu on October 10, a portion of the ceiling frame (finishing materials or structures installed on the ceiling) collapsed on the second floor of a four-story building in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, at around 10:16 a.m.

At the time, a company was selling kitchenware and other goods to elderly people on the second floor of the building. The 66 people present evacuated outside when the accident occurred.

It was tallied that 38 people sustained minor injuries during the process.

Among them, nine were transported to the hospital.

All of the injured were reported to have no threat to their lives.

Some of the elderly individuals reportedly complained of dizziness.

A fire official stated, "It is understood that citizens were injured, such as being scratched by building debris, while evacuating in a panic."

Immediately after the accident, fire authorities deployed 60 personnel and 14 pieces of equipment to conduct a search of the scene and implement safety measures, and no additional casualties were found.

Police also deployed personnel around the accident site to control traffic and other operations.

The building where the accident occurred is a four-story reinforced concrete structure built in 1994, and a food mart that had been operating on the first floor had suspended operations since the end of September.

Authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the ceiling collapse and the circumstances surrounding the accident.

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