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Hyundai Development Company, the construction company of the apartment where the accident occurred, again apologized after the collapse of the demolished building in Hakdong, Gwangju in June last year. There were also testimonies that there were signs of danger, such as concrete fragments falling from the exterior walls of the building near the accident site.
This is KBC reporter Lee Sang-hwan.
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A piece of concrete falls from a car parked next to an apartment construction site.
Startled, the merchants come out and see the falling concrete and flee into the store.
This video was filmed in October of last year at the construction site of an apartment building where the exterior wall collapsed.
A merchant showed the pieces of concrete he had collected over the years, claiming that it was a harbinger of the accident.
[Hong Seok-sun/Nearby merchant: If this level fell in front of our shopping mall, I made a complaint that it would have fallen a lot in the surrounding area, and I asked for action, but no action was taken.]
Another merchant said that it was evidence of poor construction and said that the apartment We reported photos taken in the basement.
Concrete columns and walls were damaged to the extent that the reinforcing bars were exposed.
The pouring of ready-mixed concrete was carried out even in sub-zero weather, and witnesses reported that the ready-mixed concrete was poured again without a sufficient curing period.
[Park Tae-joo/Nearby merchant: If the ready-mixed concrete freezes in the winter, the local residents predicted that there would be a problem when the ready-mixed concrete was frozen even though the robbers did not appear.]
Although there were signs of poor construction and even precursors of accidents, proper measures were not taken, and the claim of 'predicted talent' is gaining weight.