PM Han on Daegu Accident: "Swiftly Transport Injured... Do Best to Prevent Recurrence"

Regarding the ceiling collapse at a supermarket in Buk-gu, Daegu, today (October 10), Prime Minister Han Seong-sook issued emergency instructions, ordering officials to "minimize casualties through swift transport upon identifying the injured."

According to the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Han was briefed on the accident and instructed the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Fire Agency to "identify medical facilities in the surrounding area capable of receiving patients."

She also ordered officials to "mobilize all available equipment and personnel to do everything possible until the end to rescue people."

She further urged the Daegu metropolitan government to "do your utmost in treating the injured, providing psychological support, investigating the cause of the accident, and preventing any recurrence."

According to fire authorities, part of the ceiling finishing materials collapsed on the second floor of a four-story building in Buk-gu, Daegu, at around 10:16 a.m. today, causing 66 people on the scene to evacuate.

Thirty-eight people sustained minor injuries, and nine of them were transported to the hospital.

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