The in-depth story 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse disaster in Seoul. It was a busy day at the Sampoong Store that June 29, 1995. Like every other day, people were swarming through the ...

SEOUL — Built in 1989, the Sampoong Department Store was a sprawling nine-story structure that proudly stood in Seoul’s luxurious Gangnam district. It symbolized South Korea’s economic rise ...

Lee Joon, 73, owner and founder of the three-story Sampoong Department Store, was found guilty of criminal negligence. Prosecutors had sought a 20-year term for him.

On 29 June 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed due to structural failures. The disaster killed 502 people and injured more than 900. It provoked national outrage ...