Investigators previously announced the detentions of 13 people after the accident (File Photo)
Beijing:
Chinese authorities have detained nine executives responsible for a power plant where 74 workers were killed when an under-construction cooling tower collapsed.
State media reported on Monday that those held included the board chairman of engineering firm Hebei Yineng, which has a history of workplace deaths in its projects.
The workers were building a circular cooling tower in the southern province of Jiangxi when the interior scaffolding collapsed last Wednesday, releasing a cascade of steel, concrete and wooden planks. It was one of China's deadliest workplace accidents in recent years and prompted calls from government officials for stepped-up inspections and a renewed emphasis on worker safety.
Investigators previously announced the detentions of 13 people after the accident. It wasn't immediately clear if the suspects identified Monday were included in that total.
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State media reported on Monday that those held included the board chairman of engineering firm Hebei Yineng, which has a history of workplace deaths in its projects.
The workers were building a circular cooling tower in the southern province of Jiangxi when the interior scaffolding collapsed last Wednesday, releasing a cascade of steel, concrete and wooden planks. It was one of China's deadliest workplace accidents in recent years and prompted calls from government officials for stepped-up inspections and a renewed emphasis on worker safety.
Investigators previously announced the detentions of 13 people after the accident. It wasn't immediately clear if the suspects identified Monday were included in that total.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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