Seongnam's two-story house collapsed..."Evacuate the area 10 minutes before it falls".

[Anchor]
This afternoon, a two-story house collapsed in Sinheung-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do.

It has been confirmed that there were no people in the building, but the residents living around them were only evacuated 10 minutes before the collapse.

I'll connect with a reporter to find out more about the accident.

Reporter Jung Hyun-woo, how did the accident happen?

[Reporter]
Let's look at the report video that came into YTN.

There is a control line in a narrow alley, and 119 ambulances are here in case you don't know.

But suddenly, the residential building inside the control line begins to collapse.

It's a two-story building, and it's completely turned off to the floor, and there's a huge roar.

Let's listen to the on-site sound at that time.

I can hear a loud noise that makes the whole area ring.

People around me sigh.

Looking back at the situation just before it collapsed, the building was already cracked and about to collapse, and soon after, the building with the outer wall covered with bricks fell down.

The two-story building completely went out to the floor and sank to about the height of the surrounding one-story building.

It looks like it's falling apart like brushing against the next building, but it has also been found that the roof of other houses nearby has also been damaged.

It was around 3 p.m. today (29th) that a two-story building collapsed in Sinheung-dong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do.

It has been confirmed that two people lived in this building, but it is understood that there are no casualties because they were out.

[Anchor]
Yes, there were also signs before the house collapsed?

[Reporter]
Yes, if you look at the ambulance in a narrow alley where the control line is already in place, you can see that there have been signs of collapse before.

About 40 minutes before the building collapsed nearby, the fire department was reported.

It is reported that a resident who was passing by reported that he thought it was strange to hear a strange sound from the house.

Let's hear from the merchants around us.

[Nearby merchant: The equipment manufacturer (who was passing by) heard the noise and reported it...Fortunately, it collapsed by the road, so fortunately, there were no casualties.]

At that time, there were seven residents living in nearby houses, but all the firefighters who arrived at the scene hurriedly evacuated them.

The evacuation ended only about 10 minutes before the building collapsed, and it is a dizzying situation that almost caused casualties in nearby buildings.

As the area is dangerous, nearby residents have moved to nearby welfare centers.

Seongnam City is considering whether to support them after seeing them as victims.

[Anchor]
Yes, why on earth did the building collapse?

[Reporter]
Yes, the year of the building is old and it seems to be due to the recent heavy snow.

The area where the houses are located is a planned redevelopment site.

In particular, the house was more than 50 years old, which was completed in 1976.

The fire department estimates that the wall collapsed due to the aging of the building.

In addition, heavy snow fell in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province for two days yesterday and the day before yesterday.

A witness who was around also explained that the building seemed to have collapsed because he couldn't beat the weight of the snow.

Residents explain that other houses have also experienced heavy snow-related accidents, such as the collapse of the shade.

Let's listen to it.

[Nearby merchant: It snowed a lot for almost two days this time, so other houses had some problems. There's something that's falling apart.... The shade was falling down..]

For now, even city hall safety diagnosis staff have been dispatched to the scene, and the exact cause of the collapse will be investigated with police and fire fighting.

[Anchor]
Yes, there was even a gas leak in the area in the aftermath of the accident?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is,
As the building
collapsed, city gas leaked, and police officers were found to have controlled access to the area.Residents around him say that he smelled gas at the scene immediately after the accident

.Let's listen to



[Nearby merchant: The gas leaked and smelled a lot, but the gas company must have come and taken measures. People from the gas corporation came and went.]

On-site officials cut off city gas about 10 minutes after the accident, and no additional accidents occurred with the gas.

Police, fire, and city hall will begin demolishing the building from 8 p.m. while controlling the area.It has been confirmed that professional demolition companies have also been called to the scene as there are concerns about the

gas accident.

So far, the Ministry of Social Affairs has informed you.