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| Date | June 9, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Time | 16:22 (KST) |
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 35°08′04″N 126°55′38″E / 35.134325°N 126.927184°E |
| Cause | Demolition[1][2] |
| Casualties | |
| 9 killed | |
| 8 injured | |
On Wednesday, 9 June 2021 at 16:22 KST, a five-story building collapsed in Gwangju, South Korea during demolition, killing at least nine people and critically injuring eight. All of the casualties were passengers on a bus that was stopped at a station next to the building.[3][4][5]
- ^ "[단독] 건물 붕괴 4시간여 전 철거 현장 사진 보니… "무너질 게 무너졌다"" [[Exclusive] Demolition site photos taken 4 hours before building collapse… "What was meant to collapse has collapsed"]. The Korea Times (in Korean). 10 June 2021.
- ^ "[단독]'붕괴 건물' 뒤편부터 허물었다.."예견된 참사"" [[Exclusive] 'Collapsed Building' Demolished from Behind... "A Disaster That Was Foreseen"]. Next - Newsis (in Korean). 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Building collapse in South Korea's Gwangju city leaves at least 9 dead". The Straits Times. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "[영상] '안전장치 없었다'…광주 건물 붕괴 사고 당시 보니" [[Video] 'There was no safety device'… What I saw at the time of the Gwangju building collapse]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "[CCTV 영상] 광주 5층 건물 붕괴 순간 영상" [[CCTV Footage] Footage of the moment when a 5-story building collapsed in Gwangju] (in Korean). 9 June 2021.