Missing worker at Gwangju construction accident site found

Reinforcing bars are seen sticking out of the facade of a high-rise apartment building under construction in the southwestern city of Gwangju, Jan. 12, following its collapse the previous day. Yonhap

One of six workers who went missing after the collapse of a facade on a high-rise apartment building under construction in Gwangju was discovered Thursday.

Rescue workers have been searching for the missing construction workers since late Tuesday, when the exterior walls of the building under construction in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, crumbled, trapping workers at the site.

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The fate of the discovered worker was not immediately known as rescuers were trying to remove concrete debris and iron wires to save him.

Rescue workers search for people listed as missing after the collapse of a facade on an apartment building under construction in Gwangju, Jan. 12. Yonhap

Rescuers found the worker near a handrail along the building's basement stairs.

Three workers were initially rescued shortly after the collapse, with one of them sustaining injuries from falling rubble.

Six others, who were believed to be working on upper floors, were listed as missing. (Yonhap)

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