Nine dead, one missing in SW China construction site accident
2008-03-27 03:14:01 Xinhua English
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CHENGDU, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed and one was missing in a construction site accident on Thursday in China's southwest Sichuan Province.
The accident occurred at about 3 a.m. at the Shawan hydropower station construction site in Muli County, Liangshan Yi Ethnic Prefecture.
A preliminary investigation revealed all the victims, who were working in a tunnel at the time of the accident, were poisoned by a type of gas that has yet to be identified.
The victims were employed by a construction company based in Chengdu, the provincial capital.
An investigation is currently underway.
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