11 Die as Elevator Cable Snaps at Work Site in Northern China

11 Die as Elevator Cable Snaps at Work Site in Northern China
Workers walk out from a construction site at the Central Business District of Beijing on Jan. 20, 2015. Andy Wong/AP
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BEIJING—Eleven workers were killed and two seriously injured on April 25 when an elevator at a construction site in northern China fell due to snapped cable, state media reported.

The Voice of China radio said the accident, the latest in a series of deadly industrial incidents, occurred at around 8 a.m. in Hengshui City, Hebei Province. It didn’t say how far the elevator fell.