Fatal power plant accident that killed 67 on 24th November 2016 in China to be investigated

Rescuers work at the accident site at the Fengcheng power plant in Yichun City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Nov. 24, 2016. Sixty-seven people have been confirmed dead and three others injured after a construction platform collapsed in
east China's Jiangxi Province Thursday. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Seventy-four workers have been confirmed dead and and another two injured after a working platform within a power plant's unfinished cooling tower collapsed on Thursday morning in Jiangxi province.
President Xi Jinping urged local authorities early on Thursday to step up rescue, treatment and follow-up efforts. The country has seen several recent work accidents, and the central government should take steps to thoroughly root out work safety hazards, he said.
Premier Li Keqiang called on rescue workers to put lives first by saving anyone who was trapped and by treating the injured. He urged setting up a State Council team to help investigate the cause of the accident and punish anyone accountable according to laws.
The collapse occurred at around 7 am on Thursday when a tower crane's collapse triggered the collapse of the entire construction platform within the cooling tower of the Fengcheng Power Plant in Yichun, Jiangxi.
One of the three injured workers was in critical condition, according to a statement from the provincial government.
The two other workers were in stable condition at a hospital, China Central Television reported. They were migrant workers from Gansu province, the report said, adding that the work crew also included workers from Cheng'an county, Hebei province.
Li Yihuang, the vice-governor of Jiangxi who is heading a provincial-level investigation team, said at a news briefing that workers from the night shift were being relieved by the morning shift when the collapse occurred.
"We will conduct a serious investigation into the cause of the accident and hold those who are responsible accountable," he said.
Local authorities sent more than 500 rescuers to the collapse site after the incident took place.
The construction of two 1 million-kilowatt, coal-fired power units at the plant began in July last year and was expected to be completed by early 2018, local authorities said.
The power plant, which is owned by Jiangxi Ganneng Co, launched a 100-day campaign on Sept 13 to speed up construction of the plant, according to a statement released by the company in September.



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