On October 10, a portion of the ceiling collapsed at a grocery store in Buk-gu, Daegu, injuring 36 visitors. Nine of the injured were transported to the hospital, but all are reported to be in stable condition.
According to the Daegu Fire Department, the incident occurred at 10:16 a.m. at a grocery store in Gwan-eum-dong.
At the time of the accident, all 66 visitors inside the store managed to evacuate on their own. During the evacuation, 36 individuals sustained minor injuries, and nine were taken to the hospital.
A fire department official stated, “It appears that citizens were injured while trying to escape, as they were scraped by debris.”
After the incident, fire officials conducted a search of the store's interior and reported no additional casualties or unusual findings.
Police have been deployed around the accident site to control traffic. Authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the incident after completing the search operation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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