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The government finally concluded that the collapse of a new apartment building in Gwangju in January was a 'talent'.

He predicted that the highest level of punishment would be given, judging that the construction was not done according to the design and that it was a total negligence of not even managing the site properly.



Reporter Han Sang-woo reports.



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The collapse of the I-Park in Hwajeong-dong, Gwangju started in the process of raising the 39th floor.



The design was to put temporary columns, so-called copper bars, in a narrow space for plumbing under the floor on the 39th floor, and then remove it after construction was completed.



However, because this work was cumbersome in the field, instead of the copper bar, a concrete wall that was more than twice as heavy was filled.



Dongbari was also removed from the three floors below the 39th floor.



Eventually, the weakened floor could not withstand the weight and pressure of the concrete, and 16 floors in a row collapsed.



The strength of the concrete itself dropped to less than half of the standard because more water was added to it.



[Kim Gyu-yong/Chairman of Construction Accident Investigation Committee: (Remicon) has to be shot up to a high floor.

When the viscosity is high and the kneading ratio is high, the pressure on the conveying equipment is heavy and the pouring speed is slowed down.

The more water it gets, the better it works, but…

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Even when this happened, the supervisory team to monitor did nothing.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport judged the overall insolvency and announced the highest level of disciplinary action.





[Kim Young -

guk/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Technical Safety Policy Officer: Currently, this case is serious, and there is a great public concern about the recurrence of such an accident.

is being discussed, but there is still the possibility that it occurred before the Enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act and held liable at the level of business suspension.



The police have requested an arrest warrant for five people, including the on-site director, on charges of violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act.