Ceiling panel collapses at Gimpo International Airport

Parts of the marble ceiling finish fell to the floor in the domestic terminal's third-floor waiting area, adjacent to one of the boarding gates. No injuries were reported.

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A section of a ceiling paneling collapsed at Gimpo International Airport’s domestic terminal on Tuesday, narrowly missing passengers near a boarding gate entrance.

Parts of the marble ceiling finish fell to the floor in the domestic terminal’s third-floor waiting area, adjacent to one of the boarding gates, according to the Korea Airports Corporation.

No injuries were reported.

Following the incident, workers covered the damaged section of the ceiling with fabric and installed safety barricades around the area.

The Korea Airports Corporation said that the affected section completed remodeling work around 2017.

“We plan to conduct a safety inspection […] to investigate the exact cause of the accident,” a company spokesperson said.


BY HAN YOUNG-HYE [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]

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