<Anchor> This
is the breaking news of the Gwangju apartment collapse. With no news of the discovery of additional missing persons, only the pity of the family is growing. Families pointed out the poor working conditions, saying firefighters were still walking up to the 20th floor.
First, let's see reporter Shin Jeong-eun's report and connect to the scene.
<Reporter>
On the 13th day of the accident, no news of the discovery of additional missing persons has been heard for 10 days, and as the search operation continues to stand still, the hearts of the victims' families burn.
The family said that the construction company, Hyundai Industrial Development, was passive in the search operation, and requested that the government, not the construction company and the local government, lead the search operation.
[Mr. Ahn / Representative of the family of the collapse victim: Hyundai Development Company is responsible for this structure. If they don't do something, it will never progress. Directly led by the state... .]
Families noted that the poor working conditions of field crews were still not improving.
[Family of collapse victims: How do firefighters still walk from the 1st floor to the 20th floor while lifting materials? can't you Ladder truck, lift. It
's not even a small thing, but how can it become a big thing?]
[Min Seong-woo / Head of Safety Management Office at Hyundai Industrial Development: (Families of the victims) sent manpower using the equipment and gave us ideas about that. We will re-examine it internally and proactively if there is something we can support... .]
Suspicions of poor construction such as 'proxy construction' or unauthorized changes to construction methods are being raised, but the police investigation to confirm them is not speeding up.
Key officials, including those in charge of on-site safety management, are participating in the rescue operation, delaying the summons.
[Police official: We were unable to call right now because the safety officials in Hyeonsan knew the scene best, so we had to cooperate. (On site) 'Rescue is the top priority. So, Hyunsan, please refrain from the presence of the police or other investigative agencies of people you know well. Please delay it.”] The
victim’s family is of the view that, along with rescue work, a prompt investigation of the cause of the accident should be carried out.
(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, Video editing: Kim Jun-hee)
<Anchor>
Reporter Shin Jeong-eun, please tell us about the search for the missing person.
<Reporter>
Yes, starting tomorrow (24th), rescue authorities have decided to switch to a 24-hour search.
In the meantime, the search was stopped for the safety of field crews at night, but this is a measure based on the judgment that the dismantling of the tower crane next to the building has been largely completed and the risk factors have been reduced.
Some parts such as the crane's cockpit remained, but it was determined that a more aggressive search was possible as the 27-ton weight and form were removed.
[Min Seong-woo / Head of Safety Management Office at Hyundai Industrial Development: After receiving expert opinions, we decided to maintain the current state until the search and rescue activities were completed.
] While increasing the search and rescue speed, we decided to reinforce safety measures such as support for each floor.
At the same time, the government decided to form a central accident management headquarters with the participation of related organizations such as the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Fire Service, and hold the first meeting tomorrow near the accident site.
<Anchor>
Seven months ago, the families of victims of the Hakdong demolished building disaster also visited the site.
<Reporter>
Yes, it is.
The victims' families and civic groups visited the site this afternoon after the collapse of the building collapsed in Hakdong, Gwangju last year.
At that time, the construction company was also Hyundai Industrial Development.
[Ki Woo-shik / Hakdong / Hwagyeong-dong Citizens Countermeasures Committee Spokesperson: This unfortunate accident happened again after 7 months, and we will do our best to fight so that such an unfortunate accident does not happen again...
.]
Hak-dong and the families of the victims of the Hwajeong-dong collapse agreed to jointly respond to the accident, insisting on 'exit from Hyundai Development Company'.
(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, video editing: Lee So-young, on-site moderator: Kim Dae-cheol)