3 killed by crane fall
Source: Xinhua |
December 6, 2009, Sunday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
THREE people were killed and five others seriously injured after a tower crane fell from a building under construction in south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said yesterday.
The accident occurred at 4:10pm on Friday when the 30-tonne tower crane fell from the 50th floor of Taishang Building in Dongguan City.
The crane broke through three stories in the basement before it finally landed, a municipal government spokesman said. Three workers were killed at the scene and the injured were receiving treatment at a local hospital.
The Taishang Building, dubbed as "No. 1 Skyscraper in Dongguan," is expected to be 289 meters tall, with 68 floors above ground and four levels below. The building is funded by Taiwan businessmen.
In another accident, four people were killed and at least six others were injured after a truck loaded with gunpowder exploded yesterday in central China's Hubei Province.
The blast happened just after midnight at a section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Highway in Xiaogan City, a Xiaogan municipal government spokesman said.
The explosion destroyed three vehicles nearby and damaged the road surface.
It also damaged some houses in a nearby village, injuring at least 20 villagers.
The accident occurred at 4:10pm on Friday when the 30-tonne tower crane fell from the 50th floor of Taishang Building in Dongguan City.
The crane broke through three stories in the basement before it finally landed, a municipal government spokesman said. Three workers were killed at the scene and the injured were receiving treatment at a local hospital.
The Taishang Building, dubbed as "No. 1 Skyscraper in Dongguan," is expected to be 289 meters tall, with 68 floors above ground and four levels below. The building is funded by Taiwan businessmen.
In another accident, four people were killed and at least six others were injured after a truck loaded with gunpowder exploded yesterday in central China's Hubei Province.
The blast happened just after midnight at a section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Highway in Xiaogan City, a Xiaogan municipal government spokesman said.
The explosion destroyed three vehicles nearby and damaged the road surface.
It also damaged some houses in a nearby village, injuring at least 20 villagers.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
