Incheon Airport facilities found vulnerable to collapse in major earthquake: BAI

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• ·A state audit found aging facilities at Incheon International Airport vulnerable to severe damage or collapse in a major earthquake and ordered broad seismic reinforcement.
• ·Some facilities at Incheon International Airport could collapse in a major seismic event, the state-run Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea said Monday.
• ·The assessment found that 13 of the airport’s 23 facilities that have been used for more than 20 years fail to meet current quake-resistant standards.
• ·The facilities include a substation, the airport security headquarters, a cargo terminal and an air traffic control communications station.
• ·“These buildings could partially or completely collapse, or suffer severe structural damage, if a magnitude 6.1 to 6.5 earthquake strikes,” the audit agency said.