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On the afternoon of yesterday (15th), an accident occurred in which 26 workers were poisoned by carbon monoxide at an apartment construction site in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.
It seems likely that carbon monoxide spread in the confined space as a fire was lit to harden the concrete in sub-zero weather.
This is Reporter Yu Deok-gi.
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At around 4:55 pm yesterday, carbon monoxide suddenly spread while curing concrete at a new apartment construction site in Paju, Gyeonggi-do.
In this accident, 26 workers inhaled carbon monoxide, and 10 people, including three seriously injured, were taken to the hospital.
[Field official: I took out all the people because I was suddenly dizzy.
I smoked (charcoal) on the first floor floor, so (gas) came up.
The gas came out in an instant during the process of replacing the ammunition.]
Two seriously injured people were transported to the hospital in an unconscious state, but the fire department said that they showed pain reactions or improved their consciousness in a state that could explain their condition. said.
It is said that the downstairs of the construction site where the accident occurred was burning charcoal and curing concrete.
In cold winters below freezing, concrete does not harden well, so in many cases, the surroundings are covered with a tent and a fire is lit to maintain the temperature. .
Because of this, it is believed that carbon monoxide quickly spread upstairs due to poor ventilation.
The police plan to deploy a scientific investigation team to investigate whether the site safety rules were followed.