ULSAN — One employee was killed and one other was feared useless among the many seven nonetheless trapped after a boiler tower collapsed at a thermal energy plant within the southeastern metropolis of Ulsan, authorities stated Friday.
“Throughout a rescue operation, one employee was pronounced useless resulting from cardiac arrest,” in line with firefighting authorities in Ulsan.
The boiler tower collapsed Thursday at an influence plant of the Ulsan department of Korea East-West Energy Co., a state-run utility firm. Initially, 9 employees had been reported trapped, however two have been rescued earlier.
The collapsed tower was 60 meters tall and reportedly within the technique of being dismantled utilizing explosives. The trapped individuals are all presumed to be staff of a subcontractor.
