BEIJING—At least 22 people have been killed and an unknown number of others are reportedly trapped in a scaffolding collapse Thursday morning at a construction site in eastern China, authorities say. A work platform at power plant cooling tower being built in the city of Fengcheng in Jiangxi province came tumbling down at about 7:30 a.m. local time, an official with the local Work Safety Administration said by telephone. Two other workers were reported injured but there was no immediate word on the fate of those trapped. Television footage and photographs from the site show iron pipes and wooden planks strewn across the floor of the massive concrete cooling tower. China has suffered a series of major industrial accidents over recent months blamed on corruption, disregard for safety and pressure to boost production amid a slowing economy.

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 04:38 UTC