Three people were confirmed dead and three others injured when a
tower wagon collapsed Wednesday in a power plant in northwest
China's Gansu Province.
The accident occurred at 10:40 AM at a workshop under
construction in Gangu Power Plant in Tianshui city, the provincial
safety watchdog said Thursday.
Investigators said a bearing of the wagon broke, causing the
upper section of the equipment to topple over.
The injured workers are being treated at a local hospital and
two of them are in critical condition.
The prime contractor of the construction project is No. 1
Construction Engineering Co. Ltd. of Gansu.
(Xinhua News Agency December 28, 2006)