"There was no one in the building"

[Anchor]
This afternoon, a two-story house collapsed in Sinheung-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do.

It is believed to have collapsed due to the weight of the snow because it is an old building, but it is said that there were no people in the building.

I'll connect with a reporter to find out more about the accident.

Reporter Jung Hyun-woo, how did the accident happen?

[Reporter]
Yes. Let's look at the report video that came into YTN.

There is a control line in a narrow alley, and 119 ambulances are here in case you don't know.

But suddenly, the residential building inside the control line begins to collapse.

It's a two-story building, and it's completely turned off to the floor, and there's a huge roar.

Let's listen to the on-site sound at that time.

I can hear a loud noise that makes the whole area ring.

People around me sigh.

Looking back at the situation just before it collapsed, the building was already cracked and about to collapse, and soon after, the building with the outer wall covered with bricks collapsed.

The two-story building completely went out to the floor and sank to about the height of the surrounding one-story building.

I'm concerned that the collapse of the building next to it might damage other houses nearby.

There seems to have been signs of an ambulance in a narrow alley with a control line.

At around 2:20 p.m. today (29th), a two-story building collapsed in Sinheung-dong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do.

It was confirmed that two people lived in this building, but there were no casualties because they were out.

[Anchor]
The people around you reported it first because there were symptoms of a pre-collapse?

[Reporter]
Yes, a resident who was passing by reportedly reported to the fire department because he thought it was strange to hear a strange sound from the house.

At the same time, it was found that residents living in nearby buildings were also evacuated in a hurry.

Let's listen to the people around you.

[Nearby merchant: The equipment manufacturer (who was passing by) heard the noise and reported it...Fortunately, it collapsed by the road, so fortunately, there were no casualties.]

The area was a planned redevelopment site, which was more than 50 years old and was an old building completed in 1976.

Merchants nearby say that at one point, city gas also leaked in the aftermath of the accident, prompting police to control access.

Witnesses around explain that an old building seems to have collapsed under the weight of the snow.

Police and firefighters will once again check whether there were any casualties and will investigate the cause of the collapse in detail.

Seongnam City will also consider whether to support two people who lived in the building and those who were evacuated after seeing them as victims.

So far, the Ministry of Social Affairs has informed you.