China detains nine over construction accident in Jiangxi
Chinese authorities have arrested nine people over a deadly industrial accident at a Chinese power plant that killed 74 people last week.
Nine people are facing criminal charges in connection with the deadly construction accident, which occurred in east China’s Jiangxi Province, police said Monday.
The arrests were announced a day after Chinese authorities told safety watchdogs nationwide to launch thorough work safety checking to resolutely curb accidents and plug the holes in safety standards.
The call by the State Administration of Work Safety urged local authorities to earnestly carry out the orders by President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.
The industrial accident happened on Thursday morning in Fengcheng during work on a cooling tower for a coal-fired power plant.
A tower crane collapsed during the incident, bringing down the entire construction platform.
Among the nine people arrested were the chairman of Hebei Yineng Tower Engineering.
Xinhua said the nine were suspected of “major liability” in the accident and would face criminal charges, but gave no other details other than that the probe was continuing.
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