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9 die falling from 23rd-floor scaffold
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-14 08:32
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SHENZHEN - Nine people died and one was seriously injured after falling from a 23-floor scaffold on Saturday in south China's Guangdong province.
The 10 people were constructing a 34-story building on the scaffold when they fell at around 3:00 pm in Shenzhen city's Nanshan district, a spokesman with the municipal information office said.
The injured person, being treated in a local hospital, is in critical condition, he said.
The police were investigating the case, he added.
