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9 Detained After Jiangxi Construction Collapse

Following the collapse of a scaffolding platform that took the lives of 74 construction workers at a coal-fired power station in Fengcheng, Jiangxi last Thursday, authorities have detained nine people for their alleged involvement. Reuters’ Ben Blanchard reports: Xinhua said the nine included the chairman of Hebei Yineng Tower Engineering, whose family name they gave as Zhang. State media has said the company was in charge of the building project. […] Xinhua