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Fengcheng power station scaffold collapse

Coordinates: 28°12′4.4″N 115°42′36.1″E / 28.201222°N 115.710028°E / 28.201222; 115.710028
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Fengcheng power station collapse
Location of Jiangxi in China
Date24 November 2016
LocationFengcheng, Jiangxi, China
Coordinates28°12′4.4″N 115°42′36.1″E / 28.201222°N 115.710028°E / 28.201222; 115.710028
Deaths74
Non-fatal injuries2
Similar structure of cooling tower in Westphalia, Germany

The Fengcheng power station collapse occurred on 24 November 2016.[1][2] At least 74 people died[3] and at least two others were 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]

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  1. ^ "Death toll in China power plant accident climbs to 74". Reuters. 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ Buckley, Chris (24 November 2016). "Construction Collapse in Southeast China Kills Dozens at Power Plant". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ Wong, Chun Han (25 November 2016). "Scaffolding Collapse at China Power Plant Kills Dozens". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 November 2016. Closed access icon
  4. ^ Blanchard, Ben (24 November 2016). "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".