2 dead, 3 trapped after scaffold collapses in east China
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Xinhua, November 20, 2011
Two people are dead and three others remain trapped after a scaffold collapsed at a construction site in east China's Anhui province, local authorities said Sunday.
The accident occurred at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, trapping nine construction workers in Sanbing township in the city of Chaohu, according to a statement issued by the information office of the city of Hefei, the provincial capital.
Four workers, as well as the bodies of the two deceased, have been freed from the collapse as of Sunday morning, according to the statement. The four freed workers are being treated at a local hospital, it said, but did not specify their condition.
Rescuers are still searching for the three remaining workers.
The construction project is the work of Fengyi Construction and Installation Engineering Co., Ltd. of Jiangsu province.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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