Daegu commercial ceiling collapse, starting from the stage... Police, joint forensics and video analysis (comprehensive 2nd report)

It was confirmed that the collapse of the ceiling finishing material that occurred in a commercial building in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu on the 10th occurred when part of the ceiling began to fall first, followed by the remaining parts.

The police plan to analyze debris collected from the scene to determine the cause of the accident and then review whether to book those involved.

The Daegu Police Agency visited the building site with about 10 officials from related organizations, including the National Institute of Forensic Science and Daegu City, and conducted a joint inspection on the second floor of the four-story building where the accident occurred for about two hours starting around 9 a.m. on the 11th.

The analysis was conducted on the inside of the second floor of the building where the accident occurred.

The police inspected the entire interior of the building, including the collapsed ceiling (finishing materials or structures installed on the ceiling) to check for structural defects.

The ceiling finishing material was found to be a common triple structure made of gypsum board and paper plywood.

In addition, a home camera containing video of the accident scene the previous day was also secured.

It was discovered that the home cam in question was installed by a company that sold kitchenware, etc. at the site.

The video shows the ceiling covering on the stage installed to the left of the second floor entrance starting to fall, and the rest of the stage also fell together.

The police plan to determine the cause of the accident through on-site forensics and analysis of video from the home camera.

Based on this, we plan to review whether charges of professional negligence can be applied to companies, building personnel, etc. However, no suspects have been booked to date.

A police official said, “We are checking when the ceiling finish was installed,” and added, “We plan to find out the cause of the accident through detailed identification.”

An administrative authority official said, “It is possible that the accident occurred because the wires and other structures that supported the finishing materials were worn out and broke.”

A disaster psychological recovery support center operated by the Korean Red Cross was also set up next to the building where the accident occurred.

By this morning, 20 residents had visited and received psychological counseling.

Mr. Park (in his 50s), who runs a laundromat near the accident, said, "The stairs in the building were narrow, so we almost had a serious accident while evacuating. I also saw an old man bleeding from a head injury."

Earlier, at 10:16 a.m. the previous day, an accident occurred where the ceiling finishing material collapsed on the second floor of a four-story building in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu.

At the time of the accident, a business was selling kitchenware and other items to the elderly on the second floor of the building. 66 people at the scene were evacuated from the building when the accident occurred.

According to fire authorities, 38 people suffered minor injuries in the process. Of these, nine people were transported to the hospital.

The police contacted the injured people individually to determine whether they were injured. As of this morning, 18 people had received hospital treatment and 5 had been hospitalized.

The building where the accident occurred is a four-story building built in 1994, and the food ingredients mart operating on the first floor has ceased operations since the end of last month.