US Edition1 Killed, 3 Trapped After Collapse at Library Construction Site in Gwangju
One worker died and three were trapped in the collapse during concrete pouring at a Gwangju library site, a $35 million project by the metropolitan government.
- On Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, a steel structure collapsed at a library construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, trapping three workers under debris.
- Officials noted the collapse coincided with concrete pouring; a construction site official said the second-floor rooftop appeared to fall with no supports.
- Reported at 1:58 p.m., the accident prompted firefighters to rescue a 47-year-old worker who later died, while a second worker was being rescued and two unaccounted workers remained missing.
- Gwangju metropolitan government was building a 51.6 billion-won library that covered 11,286 square meters across two above-ground stories and two basement floors.
- Yonhap photographed firefighters working to rescue trapped workers at the collapsed library site, and The Associated Press holds copyright on distributed coverage of the incident.
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