Seoul: South Korean authorities on Tuesday began a joint forensic investigation into a boiler tower collapse at an Ulsan power plant that claimed seven lives.

The investigation team, which is made up of officials from the Ulsan Metropolitan Police, the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police, the National Forensic Service, the labour ministry and other agencies, will look at debris from the collapse to find clues to the November 6 accident, Yonhap News Agency reported.

A total of nine workers were initially trapped when the 63-meter boiler tower crumbled at a thermal power plant run by Korea East-West Power Co., a state-run utility, in the southeastern city of Ulsan.

Two escaped with injuries, but the remaining seven were found dead.

The investigation is expected to focus on parts of the towe

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