SEOUL, November 7 (AJP) - Search operations are underway at a thermal power plant in southeastern city of Ulsan on Friday, after a large structure collapsed during demolition work the previous day.
Two workers were rescued shortly after the incident at the state-run utility company Korea East-West Power, while two others were found earlier in the day but pronounced dead.
One victim who was found trapped under debris also died, bringing the death toll to three.
They were among nine workers at the site when the incident occurred. According to rescue officials there, two workers still remain missing, while two others are trapped in the rubble and feared dead.
The collapse occurred around 2 p.m. on Thursday, when a 60-meter boiler tower fell while workers were dismantling it with explosives.
Most of them were reportedly employed as subcontractors for the company.
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