Fengcheng power station scaffold collapse

Fengcheng power station collapse

Location of Jiangxi in China
Date	24 November 2016
Location	Fengcheng, Jiangxi, China
Coordinates	28°12′4.4″N 115°42′36.1″E
Deaths	74
Non-fatal injuries	2

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]

See also

• Willow Island disaster – a similar accident which killed 51 people in 1978 in West Virginia, US
• List of structural failures and collapses

References

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.
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".