Fengcheng power station scaffold collapse

Fengcheng power station collapse

Location of Jiangxi in China
Date 24 November 2016
Location Fengcheng, Jiangxi, China
Deaths 74
Non-fatal injuries 2

The Fengcheng power station collapse occurred on 24 November 2016.[1][2] At least 74 people are dead[3] and at least two others injured and trapped after a construction platform at a power plant in the Chinese city of Fengcheng in Jiangxi province collapsed.[4][5] During the time, more than 60 people were working on the platform and another dozen were on the ground waiting to begin their shift at 7a.m. when the platform of a power plant’s cooling tower under construction collapsed.[6]

See also

References

  1. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-collapse-idUSKBN13K06U?il=0
  2. Buckley, Chris. "Construction Collapse in Southeast China Kills Dozens at Power Plant". The New York Times. The Nw York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. Wong, Chun Han. "Scaffolding Collapse at China Power Plant Kills Dozens". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  4. Blanchard, Ben. "At least 67 killed in China power plant mishap". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. "江西电厂事故致74人遇难 工人从70多米高平台坠落". 腾讯新闻 (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. "74 die in collapse at power plant".
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.