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Thursday, 27 December, 2001, 11:11 GMT
Crane collapse hits school
![]() The school was full of children
Five people, including four children have been killed in western China after a construction crane toppled onto a school building.
More than 90 people were injured in the accident in the town of Tianshui in Gansu province. Nineteen students have been admitted to hospital, three in critical condition.
It crashed through to the ground floor wrecking schoolrooms full of pupils. The crane driver was among those killed. Investigators are reportedly looking at the possibility of a mechanical fault being to blame. China has an appalling record of safety in the workplace - in the mining industry alone about 5,000 people are killed every year. Last month a Chinese Government official described standards of safety in the workplace as "grim". He said more often than not workers were unaware of how to take safety measures. |
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