Six die as water tank falls on China factory
May 11th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANSBeijing, May 11 (IANS) At least six people were killed when a water storage tank collapsed on top of a factory in central China, officials said Wednesday.
The incident took place in Henan province. A building of the Dongxishan Ore Dressing Factory in Jiyuan city collapsed after a water storage tank fell on top of it Tuesday evening, Xinhua reported.
Eight workers were inside the building at the time of the accident.
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