The death toll in the collapse of a platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China has rise to 74, with two others injured, as China's chief safety inspector arrived to oversee an investigation. The accident happened yesterday morning in Fengcheng, in Jiangxi province, during work on a cooling tower for the coal-fired power plant. Official from the State Administration of Work Safety, had already arrived on the scene to monitor the investigation as to what happened.

In China, the number of people killed in the collapse of a platform under construction at a power plant's in Jiangxi province has risen to 74, State run- Xinhua news agency said adding that the victims were workers who were building a cooling tower at a thermal power station in Fengcheng. As many as 68 victims have been identified so far. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out rescue efforts and an investigation into the accident.

In China, the number of people killed in the collapse of a platform under construction at a power plant's in Jiangxi province has risen to 74. State run, Xinhua news agency has said that victims were workers who were building a cooling tower at a thermal power station in Fengcheng. As many as 68 victims have been identified so far. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out rescue efforts and an investigation into the accident.