The roof of the Agricultural and Marine Products Center is "shocked" due to heavy snow... "Restoration curtain"

[Anchor]
One person was injured when the roof of the Anyang Agricultural and Fishery Wholesale Market building collapsed due to two consecutive days of heavy snow.

Merchants who have to make a living right now are at a loss, and we will see if the restoration work is in progress.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Lim Yejin!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's in Anyang Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market in Gyeonggi Province.

[Anchor]
It's been a day since the accident, is it being restored?

[Reporter]
Access control lines are surrounded, making it difficult to enter inside,
As you can see behind
, the roof of the building where the snow is still piled up has fallen down.

The middle part of the ceiling collapsed so quickly that it almost touched the floor.

Steel frames are also tangled here and there, and fruits and vegetables that have not been taken out remain in the building.

Next to it, a vehicle is crammed into the rubble of a fallen roof,
The outer walls of
are also dented here and there.

Unable to enter the building, merchants could also be seen unloading goods on the road or in the underground parking lot in a hurry.

At around 12 p.m. yesterday, the sandwich-paneled ceiling in the area of the agricultural and fishery wholesale market in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, collapsed.

Police and firefighters believe heavy snow fell for the second day in a row and collapsed without being able to bear the weight.

Since a day ago, there have been signs of collapse, such as the sound of an iron pipe bursting.

Due to this, merchants were evacuated in advance and the market was suspended.

Then, a flame suddenly exploded and one of the ceilings of the building collapsed.

The scene of the people who remained inside rushing to evacuate shows the urgent situation at the time.One customer who was evacuating

was hit by a drop and injured his head and knee.

[Anchor]
I think there will be a disruption to the business right away, so when will the restoration take place?

[Reporter]
The merchant association and Anyang City held a meeting at 8 a.m. this morning,

We will know only when an accurate diagnosis comes out, but we expect it to take at least a month to recover.

Anyang City explained that it is looking for an alternative site to temporarily hold an auction,
Merchants who have lost their livelihoods every morning
are at a loss.

Let's listen to the story of a merchant who has been doing business here for nearly 30 years.

[Song Geun-sik / Anyang Agricultural and Fishery Market Merchant: I was struck by lightning overnight. The items I auctioned yesterday, the volume of goods, and all the documents there fell down.]

The merchant association and Anyang City plan to temporarily conduct a safety diagnosis yesterday and then decide the direction of recovery after conducting a detailed safety diagnosis.

According to the merchant association, there are about 400 stores in the fruit and vegetable market here,
The issue of compensation is also expected to rise as the situation has been hit hard by livelihoods right now
.

So far, I'm YTN Lim Ye-jin at Anyang Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market in Gyeonggi Province.

Photographer Shim Won-bo