Last October, a collapse accident at a

construction site for a new National Defense Commission Building in North Korea, saw 80 people

lose their lives, according to a Tokyo Shimbun report from today.

The paper, citing information obtained by a

South Korean government official through a source in North Korea, reported the victims were mostly laborers and soldiers affiliated with the military.

It added that in order to prevent the

accident scene from appearing in satellite imagery, military authorities were

tasked with clearing the wreckage within 48 hours.

The South Korean government exercised

caution when offering comment on the incident. “As of now, there is nothing we can

confirm for you,” an official with the Ministry of Unification stated in the

article.