Sampoong Department Store Collapse
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| Cause | Structural Overload, Punching Shear |
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| Charges | Negligence |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Suspects | Lee Joon |
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| ID | 803273 |
About Sampoong Department Store Collapse
The Sampoong Department Store collapse was a structural failure that occurred on June 29, 1995, in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history, killing 502 people and injuring 937.