MEP: At least 40 people have lost their lives after a platform under construction at a power plant’s cooling tower collapsed in eastern China on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua said.
The deadly incident occurred in the city of Fengcheng in the southeastern province of Jiangxi at around 07:00 a.m. local time.
The death toll was likely to rise because an unknown number of people were still trapped, according to the source. Five injured workers have been sent to hospital.
The government has vowed to improve safety. President Xi Jinping has said authorities would learn the lessons paid for with blood after chemical blasts in the port city of Tianjin last year killed more than 170 people.
