. 24/7 Space News .
10 dead in north China factory collapse: government

by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2009
Ten people were killed and 15 injured when the roof of a clothing factory collapsed in northern China on Friday, the local government reported.

The incident occurred at the Jinbo Clothing Factory in Langfang, the city government said in a statement sent to AFP. Langfang is about 50 kilometres (30 miles) southeast of Beijing.

"The roof of the clothing factory's machine shop suddenly collapsed at about 7:40 am," the statement said.

Over 500 rescuers rushed to the scene, including police, firemen and medical personnel, it said.

The cause of the accident is being investigated, it added.

All 15 of the injured have been sent to hospital, with eight of them seriously hurt, it said.

Deadly workplace accidents are common in China, where awareness and enforcement of basic safety practices is often lax.

Earlier this month in Langfang, five workers were killed and eight were injured when they were buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed as they were tearing it down, local press reports said.

Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters
A world of storm and tempest
When the Earth Quakes



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


Slow foreign aid risks loss of US clout to China: Clinton
Washington (AFP) April 23, 2009
The United States risks losing influence to China because it is sometimes too slow to deliver aid to needy nations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned here Thursday.







  • Fly Your Thesis! 2010 Call For Proposals
  • Japan honours 'Limits to Growth' science author
  • LockMart Friction Stir Weld Now Under Way On Orion Test Article
  • China expert recruitment project nets first batch: report

  • JPL Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots And Amnesia Events
  • Spirit Suffers Memory Gaps and Unexplained Resets
  • Opportunity For Some Crater Hopping On Route To Endeavour
  • Early Martian Environment And Water Drive Search For Life Forms

  • Educational Launch Planned For Spaceport America
  • China Launches "Yaogan VI" Remote-Sensing Satellite
  • Sea Launch Delivers SICRAL 1B Satellite To Orbit
  • SpaceX Delays Falcon 1 Razaksat Launch

  • A Glimpse Of Future GMES Sentinel-1 Radar Images
  • Nigerian Engineers Learn To Map African Resources Using NigeriaSat-1
  • Satellites Show How Earth Moved During Italy Quake
  • RISAT2 Can See Through Thick Clouds

  • The PI's Perspective: One-Third Down
  • New Horizons Detects Neptune's Moon Triton
  • The Lower Atmosphere Of Pluto Revealed
  • NASA And ESA Prioritise Outer Planet Missions

  • Astronomers study galaxy's gamma rays
  • Two Highly Complex Organic Molecules Detected In Space
  • Most Distant Detection Of Water In The Universe
  • Astronomers Discover Youngest And Lowest Mass Dwarfs

  • ISRO Going Full Blast With Chandrayaan-2
  • Moon Dust Hazard Influenced By Solar Elevation
  • LRO To Help Astronauts Survive In Infinity
  • Indian Lunar Orbiter Sends Back Images To Establish Water Presence On Moon

  • BlackBook ACCESS Mobile Perks Program Launched For Location-Based Marketing
  • EF Johnson Technologies Highlights New Products At Fire Services Conference
  • Navman Wireless Identifies Underused Vehicles In Large Fleets
  • Global PND Shipments Will Stagnate At 39 Million Units In 2009

  • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement