South Korea: 38 injured as ceiling collapses during Daegu sales event

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A section of ceiling finishing collapsed during a sales event in Daegu, South Korea, injuring 38 people. All 66 people inside the four-story building evacuated, and authorities said the injuries were minor.

Thirty-eight people suffered minor injuries on Saturday when part of a ceiling collapsed at a building in South Korea’s southeastern city of Daegu, fire authorities said. According to local authorities and fire officials, the incident occurred at around 10.16am on the second floor of a four-storey building in Gwaneum-dong. At the time, a vendor was selling kitchenware and other goods to elderly customers when a section of the ceiling’s finishing material fell down. All 66 people inside evacuated...