Construction Site Collapse Kills Nearly 70 in East China

At least 67 people were killed in a scaffolding collapse Thursday morning at a construction site in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media reported. An additional 2 people are reported injured and 1 is reported missing. A work platform at a power plant cooling tower being built in the city of Fengcheng came tumbling down about 7:30 a.m. local time, an official with the local Work Safety Administration said by telephone.    He put the confirmed death toll at 22,...

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