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![Part of the ceiling has collapsed in the food hall on the basement level of Lotte Department Store’s Centum City branch in Haeundae District, Busan, at around 3:03 p.m. on May 31. [BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY FIRE AND DISASTER HEADQUARTERS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12711265.jpg?imageId=12711265&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A view of Shinsegae department store and commercial facilities in Centum City, Haeundae District, in Busan in an undated file photo [SHINSEGAE DEPARTMENT STORE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12520449.jpg?imageId=12520449&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)