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The Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea collapsed on June 29, 1995, killing 502 people. The building was designed as a four-story apartment complex but was changed to a department store during construction against regulations. The owner made unsafe design changes by reducing supports to fit escalators and adding weight from restaurants and air conditioning. In the months before collapse, cracks began appearing but the owner did not close the building for repairs. The collapsed occurred suddenly

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Fikry Scocth

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