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Today (21st), 5 people who were working at a warehouse construction site in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do fell 13m down.

Two people were killed and three people were injured in the accident, and they are currently receiving hospital treatment. All of the casualties were foreign workers.



Today's first news, reporter Lee Seong-hoon first.



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is the 3rd floor of the KY Logis low-temperature logistics warehouse new construction site in Wongok-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do.



Firefighters and workers are on the scene of the accident.



It was around 1 PM today that the structure used as a substitute for formwork suddenly fell downstairs on the 4th floor.



During the concrete pouring work, about 50 square meters of the structure fell 13 meters below.



At the time, eight workers were working on the structure, of which five fell down with the structure.



[Lee Young-geun / Anseong Fire Station Team Leader: When we arrived at the scene, the reinforcing bars and molds were spread out, and our rescuers were urgently performing CPR…

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In this accident, three people were taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest, and two men in their 40s and 60s died.



One person started to have a heartbeat, but is in critical condition.



Two injured people are receiving treatment for head and back injuries.



Of the five people who fell, four, including two killed, were Chinese nationals, and the other was a foreign worker of Uzbekistan nationality.



Construction of the accident building started in September last year and was scheduled to be completed in January next year.



The construction company is SGC E-Tech Construction, and the number of regular workers exceeds 200, which is subject to the Severe Accident Punishment Act.



[SGC E-Tech E&C official: Why it collapsed is something that needs to be checked again.

Since an accident occurred at our site, we will do everything we can.] The



police plan to file a case for negligent manslaughter and investigate the exact circumstances of the accident.



(Video coverage: Seol Seol-hwan, Yoon Hyung, Video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)