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South Korean rescuers recover third body after power plant collapse, media reports say
Rescue teams recovered three bodies with two workers still missing after a 60-meter boiler tower collapsed during demolition preparations at a state-run power plant.
- South Korean rescue officials recovered a third body on November 9, 2025, after the collapse of the decommissioned heating facility at a power station in Ulsan, South Korea.
- The 60-metre boiler tower had been taken out of operation in 2021 after about 40 years and was being weakened for demolition when subcontractor workers cut steel supports.
- Firefighters have been working through roughly 30 meters of twisted steel and debris, deploying about 40 rescuers and using drones, heat sensors, remote scopes and search dogs overnight.
- Two workers are presumed dead and the remaining two workers' locations are unconfirmed, while the Ulsan District Prosecutors Office formed an investigation team and Minister Kim Min-seok met bereaved families.
- The central disaster and safety response headquarters said it would dismantle adjacent Unit 4 and Unit 6 amid concerns of collapse and began preparatory blasting Friday night; demolition is expected early next week, likely Tuesday, to speed rescue.
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