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| Deadly collapse at Chinese power station | Deadly collapse at Chinese power station |
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| At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China's Jiangxi province. | At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China's Jiangxi province. |
| The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction. | The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction. |
| There were a number of people still trapped at the scene, China's Xinhua news agency reported. | |
| Jiangxi province's fire services said 32 fire trucks and 212 soldiers had been deployed. | |
| A total of 68 people were at the construction site at the time of the accident. | |
| Photos posted by Chinese media showed iron pipes and concrete slabs lying on the ground inside the large cooling tower. | |
| According to Jiangxi Daily, two 168m-high cooling towers were being built at the site as part of a project to add two 1,000-megawatt coal-fired power units to the power plant. | |
| The project will cost 7.67bn yuan ($1.11bn; £0.89bn) . | |
| Fatal accidents are common at industrial sites in China and there have been growing demands for more stringent safety standards. | Fatal accidents are common at industrial sites in China and there have been growing demands for more stringent safety standards. |