Jindo Vacant House Demolition: Wall Comes "Crashing Down," Man in 60s Killed Under Debris

At the site of the "Living Conditions Improvement Project in Vulnerable Areas"
Died about an hour after being transported in cardiac arrest

A man in his 60s died on the morning of October 26 after a wall collapsed at a vacant-house demolition site in Jindo County, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special City.

According to fire authorities in Jeonnam-Gwangju, the accident occurred at around 9 a.m. during demolition work on a vacant house at a site for the “Living Conditions Improvement Project in Vulnerable Areas” in the Hyangdong-gil area of Gogun-myeon, Jindo County.

A man in his 60s was killed when a wall collapsed at a vacant-house demolition site in Jindo County. Provided by fire authorities in Jeonnam Gwangju.

The man, identified only as A, was at the site and became trapped beneath the collapsed debris. He was rescued in cardiac arrest by emergency medical personnel dispatched to the scene and rushed to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead at around 10:01 a.m., just over an hour later.

Police and fire authorities are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident by questioning witnesses and people involved at the site. They are also closely examining whether required safety measures, including compliance with the demolition plan and safety controls during the work, were properly implemented.

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