A ceiling collapses at a mart in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, on Saturday morning. [Daegu Fire Safety Headquarters]
A ceiling collapses at a mart in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, on Saturday morning. [Daegu Fire Safety Headquarters]

A ceiling collapse at a food and grocery mart in Buk-gu, Daegu, injured about 30 visitors Saturday.

According to the Daegu fire department, a report came in at around 10:16 a.m. Saturday that the ceiling had caved in at a mart in Gwaneum-dong, Buk-gu.

About 66 people were inside the mart at the time and all managed to evacuate the building on their own. Thirty-six sustained minor injuries during the evacuation.

Of those injured, five were taken to a hospital. Their conditions are not believed to be life-threatening.

Fire authorities searched the mart after all visitors had evacuated and found no additional casualties or other abnormalities.

Police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident and assess the full extent of casualties and property damage once the search is complete.


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