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![Collapse of Sampoong Department Store in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 29, 1995. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history, killing 502 people and injuring 1,445. : r/CatastrophicFailure Collapse of Sampoong Department Store in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 29, 1995. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history, killing 502 people and injuring 1,445. : r/CatastrophicFailure](https://preview.redd.it/gi1uevscaoc61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5993efcc2ea82af362effb6450e1d1b0d3c613b9)
Collapse of Sampoong Department Store in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 29, 1995. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history, killing 502 people and injuring 1,445. : r/CatastrophicFailure
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Global & Disaster Medicine» Blog Archive » 6/29/1995: The Sampoong department store in Seoul, South Korea collapses, killing more than 500 people.
![On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea collapsed. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history, killing 502 people and injuring 937. : r/CatastrophicFailure On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea collapsed. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history, killing 502 people and injuring 937. : r/CatastrophicFailure](https://i.redd.it/j624ij0gakg81.png)