Rescue crew members inspect the wreckage of a collapsed shopping mall which was under construction in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, September 6, 2007.

At least 15 workers died during the accident, local media reported.

The work safety situation in China remains grim despite a decline in the death toll over the first eight months of 2007, Li Yizhong, chief of the State Administration of Work Safety, said, Xinhua News Agency reported.

(Source: Reuters)