 At least 67 people were killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China's Jiangxi province. Only two workers were rescued alive and a third was still missing, state television said. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction. Industrial accidents are common in China, prompting calls for better safety standards. Last year, 170 people died at a chemical blast in Tianjin.  Jiangxi province's fire services said some 32 fire trucks and 212 soldiers had been deployed in the rescue efforts.
Photos posted by Chinese media showed iron pipes and concrete slabs lying on the ground inside the large cooling tower. |
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