Beijing : In China, at least 40 people were killed after the collapse of a platform under construction at a power plant’s cooling tower in Jiangxi province in Fengcheng, State run Xinhua agency said, adding that the rescue work is underway.

It said, workers were building a cooling tower for thermal power generation when a work platform tumbled down. The agency said, an unknown number of others were still trapped in the debris. China has suffered a series of major industrial accidents over recent months blamed on corruption, disregard for safety and pressure to boost production amid a slowing economy.