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| The NC-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 26th. Director Lee Ho-joon of NC. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.26/ |
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An unprecedented situation in which spectators were injured in the stadium structure. With the game canceled, the players will only conduct training in a calm atmosphere.
During a professional baseball game, the structure of the stadium crashed down, injuring the spectators below. The KBO League regular season game between the NC Dinos and the LG Twins at Changwon NC Park on the 29th. The game began at 5 p.m., and around 5:20 p.m., when the beginning was in progress, a structure installed on the wall of a snack bar on the third base of NC Park fell, injuring three spectators. An NC team official said, `Two spectators were injured and transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance, and one was moved individuallyThe circumstances of the accident and the conditions of the victims are being determined. The club will do everything it can and control the area where the accident occurred" he said.
The accident is believed to have injured spectators passing around the canteen when a structure installed on a wall located at the top of the concourse-style corridor on the center floor of NC Park suddenly fell down. Two of the three injured spectators were directly injured, and the other one was not directly injured by the structure, but moved individually to the hospital in a very surprised state.
One spectator suffered a head injury. An NC team official said "The audience with head injuries underwent surgery at a local hospital. Another injured his collarbone and is currently being treated"There is currently one employee of the club residing in the hospital, and the club will provide all support for the treatment without sparing anything."
Everyone was surprised by the sudden incident. At around 8:45 p.m., the NC club issued a press release announcing "The game against the LG Twins scheduled for March 30 at Changwon NC Park was canceled to inspect the facilities at Changwon NC Park." "The home game will be announced later according to the period required for safety inspection of facilities." he said. Soon after, KBO also decided to postpone the NC and LG games scheduled to be held in Changwon on March 30. As three spectators were injured due to a structural fall accident in Changwon on the 29th, the decision was made to conduct a safety inspection of the facility in consultation with the NC club" he announced.
The NC club said that not only NC Park, the first-tier stadium, but also Masan Baseball Stadium, which is used by the second-tier team located right next to it, will be inspected for facilities, adding that the Futures League game will be played without spectators. The schedule for admission of spectators will be announced later according to the period required for safety inspection of facilities" he announced.
As the game was underway, the teams of both teams grasped the exact situation after the game. Both teams did not cheer during the game, and a clear explanation of the situation was delivered to the coaching staff and players of both teams after the game. After the game on the 29th, LG players, the away team, did not move directly to Seoul but moved to their accommodation in downtown Changwon. The game was canceled on the 30th, but he will take a break at his accommodation and then move to Seoul, his home, later in the day.
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NC players, the home team, decided to come to the ballpark and conduct training only. The players are also surprised by the injury of the spectators, and they will train in a calm atmosphere, wishing for a quick recovery.
Separately, a safety inspection of the stadium will be conducted. There is time until the 31st when there is no game, but it has not yet been confirmed when the full safety check will be completed. NC is scheduled to play three consecutive home games against SSG Landers at NC Park from April 1st. It is still unclear whether these three consecutive games can be played normally.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
