The 1995 Daegu gas explosions occurred at the Daegu Metro Line 1 construction site in Sangin-dong, Daegu, South Korea, on April 28, 1995. The explosion resulted in the death of at least 101 people, including 42 Yeongnam Middle School students, with as many as 202 people injured.[1]
At 7:52 a.m., an explosion occurred in the underground construction site of the 2nd Section of the Sagley Subway Line 2, located at Yeongnam High School in Sangin-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu Metropolitan City. The explosion was caused by a gas leak that occurred when a gas pipeline was accidentally punctured during construction work at the Daegu branch of the Lotte Department Store in Buk-gu, Daegu. The gas leaked into the subway construction site through a nearby sewer, and an unknown source of fire triggered the explosion, which resulted in a 50-meter pillar of fire.
Negligence during the development of the Daegu Department Store was identified as the cause of the accident. Prior to conducting underground excavation at a large construction site, it is essential to contact the company that buried the gas pipe and inquire about its location after obtaining permission from the relevant government office for road excavation. However, in this case, the gas pipe was not reported as damaged to the city gas department until 30 minutes after it was destroyed, resulting in further damage.
The accident occurred during the school day, resulting in 101 deaths, including 42 students at Yeongnam Middle School, 1 teacher, and 2 police officers. In addition, 202 people were injured, and 152 vehicles and 60 houses were damaged, with a total damage cost of 54 billion won.
As a result of the incident, some broadcasting companies discontinued their regular broadcasts. KBS and YTN arranged special coverage or breaking news programming to cover the event.
A housewife initially claimed to have reported the smell of gas four hours before the accident, but she later admitted to lying, stating that she wanted to be on TV. This claim caused controversy.[2]
Aftermath
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare established a special safety inspection team to implement safety measures such as early construction of a mapping system for underground materials, mandatory pre-consultation with a gas company before road excavation and occupancy, mandatory carrying of gas detectors to detect gas leaks, and more.
As a result of the incident, Daegu Department Store sold its newly constructed merchant store to Lotte Shopping in 1999. In February 2004, it reopened as a Lotte Department Store merchant store.[3] The authorities were criticized for safety management administration, leading to an increase in the government and public's voice on improving the emergency rescue system and integrated structure system. A countermeasure mechanism was established, focusing on revising related laws such as the city gas business law.
Several individuals were recognized for their bravery during the incident, including Im Hae-nam, who saved passengers on bus number 121, Kim Ki-woong, who saved a bus driver, Son Jung-oh, who saved a person in a private taxi, and Seo Ji-hoon.
A monument in memory of the victims of the tragedy is located in Wolsung-dong, Haksan Park in Dalseo-gu, Daegu Metropolitan City. The last official memorial service was held on the tenth anniversary, April 28, 2005. Approximately 500 people, including family members and citizens, attended the ceremony to pray for the victims' souls.[4]
References
^"어째서 또 이런일이... 大邱 가스폭발 百여명 사망". Kyunghyang Shinmun. April 29, 1995. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^"미화원의 '증언'". The Dong-A Ilbo. May 5, 1995. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^박주희 기자 (2005-04-28). "대구 '가스폭발' 악몽 10년 지나도 아찔". 한겨레. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
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1995, daegu, explosions, occurred, daegu, metro, line, construction, site, sangin, dong, daegu, south, korea, april, 1995, explosion, resulted, death, least, people, including, yeongnam, middle, school, students, with, many, people, injured, dateapril, 1995, y. The 1995 Daegu gas explosions occurred at the Daegu Metro Line 1 construction site in Sangin dong Daegu South Korea on April 28 1995 The explosion resulted in the death of at least 101 people including 42 Yeongnam Middle School students with as many as 202 people injured 1 1995 Daegu gas explosionsDateApril 28 1995 27 years ago 1995 04 28 LocationDaegu South KoreaTypeGas explosionDeaths101Non fatal injuries202Overview EditAt 7 52 a m an explosion occurred in the underground construction site of the 2nd Section of the Sagley Subway Line 2 located at Yeongnam High School in Sangin dong Dalseo gu Daegu Metropolitan City The explosion was caused by a gas leak that occurred when a gas pipeline was accidentally punctured during construction work at the Daegu branch of the Lotte Department Store in Buk gu Daegu The gas leaked into the subway construction site through a nearby sewer and an unknown source of fire triggered the explosion which resulted in a 50 meter pillar of fire Negligence during the development of the Daegu Department Store was identified as the cause of the accident Prior to conducting underground excavation at a large construction site it is essential to contact the company that buried the gas pipe and inquire about its location after obtaining permission from the relevant government office for road excavation However in this case the gas pipe was not reported as damaged to the city gas department until 30 minutes after it was destroyed resulting in further damage The accident occurred during the school day resulting in 101 deaths including 42 students at Yeongnam Middle School 1 teacher and 2 police officers In addition 202 people were injured and 152 vehicles and 60 houses were damaged with a total damage cost of 54 billion won As a result of the incident some broadcasting companies discontinued their regular broadcasts KBS and YTN arranged special coverage or breaking news programming to cover the event A housewife initially claimed to have reported the smell of gas four hours before the accident but she later admitted to lying stating that she wanted to be on TV This claim caused controversy 2 Aftermath EditThe Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare established a special safety inspection team to implement safety measures such as early construction of a mapping system for underground materials mandatory pre consultation with a gas company before road excavation and occupancy mandatory carrying of gas detectors to detect gas leaks and more As a result of the incident Daegu Department Store sold its newly constructed merchant store to Lotte Shopping in 1999 In February 2004 it reopened as a Lotte Department Store merchant store 3 The authorities were criticized for safety management administration leading to an increase in the government and public s voice on improving the emergency rescue system and integrated structure system A countermeasure mechanism was established focusing on revising related laws such as the city gas business law Several individuals were recognized for their bravery during the incident including Im Hae nam who saved passengers on bus number 121 Kim Ki woong who saved a bus driver Son Jung oh who saved a person in a private taxi and Seo Ji hoon A monument in memory of the victims of the tragedy is located in Wolsung dong Haksan Park in Dalseo gu Daegu Metropolitan City The last official memorial service was held on the tenth anniversary April 28 2005 Approximately 500 people including family members and citizens attended the ceremony to pray for the victims souls 4 References Edit 어째서 또 이런일이 大邱 가스폭발 百여명 사망 Kyunghyang Shinmun April 29 1995 Retrieved August 17 2015 미화원의 증언 The Dong A Ilbo May 5 1995 Retrieved January 7 2018 토공 대구 상인동 부지 롯데쇼핑에 매각 연합뉴스 박주희 기자 2005 04 28 대구 가스폭발 악몽 10년 지나도 아찔 한겨레 Retrieved 2009 05 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 Daegu gas explosions amp oldid 1144590735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
