ELAPSE / FACTS, PEOPLE & MEMORY

Sampoong · Collapse and aftermath

Read what is recorded, who helped and what remains uncertain. The 3D scene is an optional illustration.

Geometry and motion are estimated. Facts and testimony are sourced individually.

Time precision · Date only; exact time not established

Park Seung-hyeon · a rescue recorded

People and actions

The national historical chronology records Park Seung-hyeon’s rescue on July 15, reporting 377 hours of entrapment. This entry preserves a survivor’s name and a rescue milestone.

Facts and scope

Entrapment duration
377 hours, as reported

Duration reported in the chronology headline, not a new measurement

National Institute of Korean History · Historical Chronology of Korea

What to remember

Leave room for survival, rescue work and care after the collapse.

What this record does not establish

This chronology entry does not establish the exact rescue clock time, all rescuers or every step of the operation.

Evidence

The linked scene provides context; it does not reconstruct this person’s exact time, route or actions.

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· Asia/SeoulTime precision · Approximate time

Warnings, evacuation decisions and civic help

People and actions

The National Archives subject essay describes a fifth-floor crack around 08:05 and the absence of customer evacuation. It also describes volunteers coming to help after the collapse.

Facts and scope

Crack observation
08:05 local time

Approximately; Seoul; warning observation only

National Archives of Korea · Sampoong collapse

What to remember

Remember both the responsibility to act on warnings and the people who offered help.

What this record does not establish

This is an authored archival essay, not a raw forensic log. 08:05 is approximate; it is not the time of the later volunteer response. Sources differ on the collapse minute.

Evidence

The linked scene provides context; it does not reconstruct this person’s exact time, route or actions.

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