Society

Ceiling collapse at construction site kills 1, traps 3 in E China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-02 11:39
Large Medium Small

NANJING: One worker was confirmed dead, and rescuers were still searching for three others trapped, after a workshop ceiling under construction collapsed Friday in east China's Nantong City.

Rescuers said they saved four injured workers and sent them to hospital.

The accident happened at 5:50 am at the heavy-machinery workshop of the Nantong subsidiary of the China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd.