Ceiling collapsed at Daegu supermarket, 36 injured, 9 taken to hospital (comprehensive)

(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hyun-tae and Hwang Soo-bin = On the 10th, a part of the ceiling collapsed at a food ingredients mart in Buk-gu, Daegu, injuring about 30 visitors.

However, although none of the injuries were life-threatening, about nine of them were transported to the hospital.

According to the Daegu Fire Department, at around 10:16 a.m. on this day, an emergency situation occurred at a supermarket in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, as the ceiling collapsed, forcing visitors to evacuate.

All 66 visitors who were inside the supermarket at the time escaped out of the building on their own when the accident occurred, and 36 people suffered minor injuries during the evacuation process.

Also, among the injured, the number of people who have been transferred to the hospital so far is 9.

A fire official said, "It is understood that citizens were injured, including being scratched by the rubble of the building while evacuating in shock."

Fire authorities conducted a search operation inside the supermarket where all visitors were evacuated after the accident, and found no additional casualties or anything unusual.

Currently, police forces are deployed around the accident site and are controlling traffic.

Authorities plan to investigate the cause of the accident after completing all search operations.