SEOUL, South Korea — A 60-meter (196-foot) tower collapsed during demolition work at a decommissioned thermal power plant in the South Korean city of Ulsan, killing at least one person and leaving six others trapped under the rubble, officials said Friday.
Rescuers located one of the trapped people, who is feared dead, but have been unable to remove the person from the rubble. Two others were pulled to safety shortly after responding to the collapse on Thursday afternoon.
Another worker, who was rescued later, was pronounced dead at a hospital early Friday, said Kim Jeong-shik, an official with Ulsan’s fire department.
Kim said the search for the remaining people was suspended Friday morning due to concerns over unstable rubble and will resume after stabilization work.
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