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4 killed after scaffolding collapses

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-09 16:18
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GUANGZHOU - Four people were killed and four others injured Saturday night after scaffolding at a building construction site in south China's Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, collapsed, a provincial government spokesman said Sunday.

The accident occurred at 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Huahuashijie construction site, South Aoti Road, Tianhe District.

A witness said the scaffolding started collapsing from the third floor.

The injured were rushed to hospital and an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.