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502 Dead in South Korea’s Worst Disaster - Sampoong Collapse
On June 29, 1995, a shopping trip turned into a nightmare. At 5:52 PM, the Sampoong Department Store crumbled in seconds—killing 502 and injuring nearly 1,000. This is the tragic story of South ...
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Sampoong: A deep national wound
Half of Sampoong Department Store ... and board meeting kicked off at around 3 p.m., only three hours before the collapse. Some of the board members suggested an evacuation of employees and ...
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Itaewon Halloween tragedy conjures ghosts of 1995 Seoul store collapse
South Korean officials blamed the department store’s management and ... bloodiest incident in Seoul since Sampoong’s collapse. On the Saturday before Halloween, tens of thousands of partygoers ...
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Sampoong department store disaster
Sun Minh Lee was working at the shop that day. She speaks to Ben Henderson. (Photo: Sampoong Department Store after the collapse. Credit: Choo Youn-Kong/AFP/Getty Images) ...
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South Korea store collapse and Lady Gaga's meat dress
In 1995, the collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in the South Korean capital, Seoul, killed and injured hundreds of people. Explaining the impact it had on urban planning is Dr Youngmi Kim ...