Fatal accidents are common at industrial sites in China and there have been growing demands for more stringent safety standards.
The accident took place in China at a power plant in Fengcheng, where a cooling tower was under construction.
At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China’s Jiangxi province.
There were a number of people still trapped at the scene, Chinese media reported.
Jiangxi province’s fire services said on Weibo that 32 fire trucks and 212 soldiers had been deployed.