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Today (1st), the 20-story mixed-use building in Jongno, Seoul suddenly shook, and about 1,000 people inside were evacuated out of the building.
It was found that the large cooling fan on the roof was damaged and caused the building to shake, and reporter Suwon Suwon covered the site.
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It was around 10:20 am today that reports were received one after another that the 20th-floor Lemayère building in Jongno, Seoul, was shaking.
It was reported that the upper floors of the building shook for about 5 minutes.
The fire department issued an evacuation order, and about 1,000 residents, including residents, rushed out of the building.
[Lee Jae-seong/President of a shopping mall restaurant: Firefighters go to each store and evacuate.
I just left without knowing what the situation was.]
Four people, including a woman in her 80s, who remained inside the building, were evacuated with the rescue team.
[Oh Hwa-ja / Officetel resident: I told him to leave the broadcast, but the elevator doesn’t work, I go to the stairs, but I’m afraid I can’t go…
.]
After evacuating all residents, we conducted a safety diagnosis test.
As a result, one of the nine cooling towers installed on the roof was identified as the cause of the vibration.
The cooling tower in question.
It is presumed that the cooling fan running inside broke and the building shook.
A 1m-long cooling fan blade was torn off, and the time of vibration coincided with the time of the building's vibration, the ward office explained.
An inspection of the entire building completed in 2007 revealed no other abnormalities.
[Byeong-ik Jeong / Director of Urban Management, Jongno-gu, Seoul: I took a closer look at the site.
Therefore, it is judged that there is no risk of any other abnormal symptoms.] The
emergency evacuation order was lifted around 2:10 pm.
The building management team and Jongno-gu Office will soon investigate the cooling fans in detail and take safety measures.
(Video coverage: Kim Tae-hoon, Lee Chan-soo, Video editing: Lee Seung-hee)