2 dead after collapse at South Korea library construction site

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A fourth person was trapped and authorities were trying to free the worker, the Gwangju fire agency said.

The collapse occurred while concrete was being poured at the construction site.

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SEOUL – Two workers died and two were missing and feared buried at a library construction site in the South Korean city of Gwangju on Dec 11, after an iron structure at the site collapsed, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Authorities took out a body trapped in the building and found him dead, Yonhap said, citing the Gwangju fire agency.

The collapse occurred while concrete was being poured at the construction site, fire authorities told reporters at a briefing.

The rescue officials are struggling to remove concrete slabs and steel pipes that are believed to be burying the workers, a fire official said at the briefing. REUTERS

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