SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Two large boiler towers at a thermal power plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan were blown up at around noon on Tuesday to facilitate rescue operations for four workers still missing after a similar structure collapsed during demolition work last week.
The towers at the state-run utility company Korea East-West Power had posed an obstacle to search efforts due to the risk that they could also collapse.
According to rescue officials, search operations will resume after inspecting the site and implementing necessary safety measures.
Nine workers were at the site when a 60-meter boiler tower fell during demolition with explosives last Thursday. Three were killed shortly after the collapse, two were injured, two remain missing, and two are trapped in the rubble and feared dead.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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