Beijing construction site accident kills 10, injures 4

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Beijing has set up a special team to investigate a construction site accident which killed ten workers and injured another four on Monday morning, local authorities said.

The incident occurred at a construction site at Tsinghua High School campus’ south side at around 8:20 a.m, reports Xinhua.

The findings of the initial investigation indicate that steel bars, used to reinforce concrete structures, collapsed and caused the accident.

According to the Beijing municipal government, police detained people “directly responsible for the accident”, but did not give more details about their identities.

All the injured were taken to nearby hospitals for medical attention, and are in stable condition.

An injured woman surnamed Zhang is being treated at the No.306 Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army. When the accident happened, she and her husband were busy binding the steel bars together.

“They collapsed suddenly, and I heard loud noises,” she recalled.