Concrete Mixer Spillage at Gwangju Officetel Construction Site Pollutes 14 Vehicles (Comprehensive)

At a new officetel construction site in downtown Gwangju, liquid state ready-mixed concrete scattered and splattered onto about 10 vehicles below, causing a commotion.

According to Seo-gu District Office of Gwangju Metropolitan City and the police on the 12th, around 11:30 a.m. that day, liquid ready-mixed concrete scattered and fell down at a high-rise officetel construction site near Uncheon Reservoir in Ssangchon-dong, Seo-gu.

Around 11:30 a.m., at a high-rise officetel construction site near Uncheon Reservoir in Ssangchon-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, liquid ready-mixed concrete scattered and fell onto vehicles below.
[Photo by Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City]

Ready-mixed concrete refers to concrete that is still in a liquid state, mixed inside a truck from the concrete manufacturing plant and delivered to the site before it hardens.

The accident was confirmed to have been caused by a malfunction of the high-pressure water supply pipe valve during the concrete pouring. As the ready-mixed concrete fell onto the roadside below, it contaminated 14 vehicles waiting to turn right.

There were no other casualties, and the construction company has agreed to compensate for the damaged vehicles.