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| Investigators search the headquarters of HDC Hyundai Development Co. in Seoul, Jan. 19, after a recent accident at its construction site in Gwangju. Yonhap |
Investigators searched the headquarters of HDC Hyundai Development, Wednesday, in connection with the recent accident at its construction site in Gwangju that left one worker dead and five others missing.
Officials from the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the National Police Agency conducted a joint search of the real estate developer's headquarters in central Seoul to look for evidence in connection with the Jan. 11 accident.
Rescue operations have continued for a week after the facade on a 39-story apartment building under construction collapsed and fell to the ground in Gwangju, about 330 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
Five construction workers remain unaccounted for, with one worker found dead under the rubble Friday.
On Monday, Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of HDC Hyundai Development, offered to step down to take responsibility for the accident.
Chung said he will consider terminating the contracts for buyers, and completely demolishing and reconstructing the apartment building from the start if a safety inspection finds there was a problem with its construction. (Yonhap)
