adam2 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 BBC news report here The pictures and reports suggest that large numbers of persons stood on a steel grating that ventilated an underground car park. This gave way under the weight and people fell a considerable distance into the car park.Early reports suggest as many as 14 lives lost. Very sad.Such structures are typically designed to bear the weight of persons, but not of course in unlimited numbers EDIT I can not get the link to work. The sad news is on the BBC news website and probably on other media as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lewis Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 The grating was on a raised structure - so possibly not designed for that much weight as it's not a vehicle or pedestrian route.Very sad, but perhaps the kind of thing that could have been foreseen if it provided a vantage point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderick Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Another reminder why you MUST conduct a site inspection, identify any risks and always, always assume that punters are utterly stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top-cat Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 And that people will do anything for a better view... which is why if you are going to offer them nothing but a view of the back of the head of the person in front, you have to make doubly sure that there are no other opportunities for people to get a better view. Do not underestimate the structures which people will scale in order to see the stage better! People often ignore such issues with a "well it's their problem isn't it" attitude, but anything like this on your event site inside the audience area needs a barrier and a security detail else the obvious WILL happen. Yes it costs money but such is the reality when you choose an event site with such hazards in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.Morris Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The BBC have an update on this story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29673124 In summary: one of the organisers killed him self afterwards, leaving a note expressing regret for the victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top-cat Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The BBC have an update on this story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-asia-29673124 In summary: one of the organisers killed him self afterwards, leaving a note expressing regret for the victims. It says he was first questioned by police. I do hope that - with the article mentioning people questioning Korea's safety standards - the police had not led him to the belief he was going to be scapegoated. It's a bad accident, and it could have been prevented by a bit more thoughtful planning. However my instinct is that not fencing off that area was an oversight, not callous negligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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