in the building. Warnings to avoid using the building after cracks appeared the day before had been ignored. Garment workers were ordered to return the following day and the building collapsed during the morning rush-hour.

Sampoong Department Store collapse

On 29 June 1995, the five-story Sampoong Department Store in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, collapsed, resulting in the deaths of 502 people,

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