![]() Location of Jiangxi in China | |
Date | 24 November 2016 |
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Location | Fengcheng, Jiangxi, China |
Coordinates | 28°12′4.4″N 115°42′36.1″E / 28.201222°N 115.710028°E |
Deaths | 74 |
Non-fatal injuries | 2 |
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]