On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store (Korean: 삼풍백화점; Hanja: 三豐百貨店) in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed due to a structural failure. The collapse killed 502 people and …

Sampoong Department Store collapse, disaster that occurred on June 29, 1995, when a department store in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed, killing more than 500 people and injuring …

Jun 19, 2021 · As the anniversary of this tragic event looms, let's look at what happened to cause the collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul.

Dec 16, 2024 · The 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse remains a sobering lesson in the consequences of negligence and non-compliance. It underscores the critical importance of …

Apr 25, 2017 · Sampoong was a bustling department store in the heart of Seoul, South Korea. On 29th June 1995, the South wing of a busy five-floor shopping mall located in the Seocho-gu …

Dec 10, 2024 · At 5:57 PM on June 29, 1995, the fifth floor of the Sampoong Department Store gave way, initiating a progressive collapse that consumed the entire building in less than 20 …

Jun 28, 2005 · Ten years ago today, on the afternoon of June 29, 1995, the five-story Sampoong Department Store in Seocho-dong, southeastern Seoul, suddenly collapsed, killing 502 people …

Apr 10, 2012 · On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, completely collapsed. It was a five story reinforced concrete (RC) building with underground 4 …

Aug 9, 2023 · Half of Sampoong Department Store, the pink-color, two-building complex that had stood as a landmark of the affluent Seocho-gu neighborhood, was gone, leaving behind …

The script examines the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse in Seoul, highlighting the construction flaws that led to over 500 deaths and significant cha...