The in-depth story 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse disaster in Seoul ... hundreds of customers were inside. Just a moment before the entire building collapsed, they heard a powerful ...

Half of Sampoong Department Store, the pink-color ... Smoke and flames were emerging from inside the debris. In a difficult decision, rescue authorities chose to spray water to suppress the ...

The Sampoong Department Store was a mecca for pricey foreign goods, a playground where the rich and famous of South Korea's capital shopped and dined in a sprawling complex of nine levels ...

SEOUL — Built in 1989, the Sampoong Department Store was a sprawling nine-story structure that proudly stood in Seoul’s luxurious Gangnam district. It symbolized South Korea’s economic rise ...

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 ...

When the disaster struck the building at 5:52 PM, hundreds of customers were inside. Just a moment before the entire building collapsed, they heard a powerful cracking sound followed by an alarm.

On 29 June 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed due to structural failures. The disaster killed 502 people and injured more than 900. It provoked national outrage ...