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According to the Yonhap News Agency, a boiler tower collapsed at a thermal power plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan in South Korea on Thursday, trapping seven workers, with a rescue and search operation under way, authorities said. The Chinese Consulate General in Busan confirmed with the Global Times at 5 pm on Thursday that so far no casualties of Chinese nationals have been reported.

The collapse was reported at the Ulsan branch of Korea East-West Power Co, shortly after 2 pm. Initially, nine workers had been reported trapped, but two of them were rescued early on and were not in a life-threatening condition, according to the Yonhap.

Two more were subsequently spotted, with rescuers trying to pull them out, while a search was still under way to find the five who remain trapped, according to the Yonhap.

According to the report, the collapsed tower was 60 meters tall and reportedly in the process of being dismantled using explosives.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ordered the full mobilization of equipment and personnel to rescue those trapped and handle the aftermath of the accident, according to his spokesperson Kim Nam-jun, the Yonhap reported.
 

Global Times