At least 40 people were killed in a scaffolding collapse Thursday morning at a construction site in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media reported. More people may be trapped in the debris. (Nov. 24) AP
At least 67 people were killed Thursday when a platform that was under construction at the cooling tower of a power plant in eastern China collapsed, state media reported.
The incident happened at the Fengcheng plant in Jiangxi province at around 7 a.m. local time, the state-owned news agency Xinhua reported.
It said the death toll was likely to rise because an unknown number of people were trapped.
Five injured workers were taken to a local hospital and rescue work continues, Xinhua reported.