Tons of steel scaffolding has crashed to the ground killing ten workers in Beijing. The collapse occurred at one of Beijing’s most prestigious high schools on Monday (December 29, 2014). Four others were injured. It was morning and the school day was underway at Tsinghua High School in the city’s northwest. No classrooms or other buildings used for instruction, according to a statement from the Beijing municipal propaganda bureau. It said the injured were in stable condition. A high school official with the surname Jiang said all of the victims were constructing a gymnasium at the school, which is affiliated with one of China’s top universities, also called Tsinghua. He said no teachers or students were hurt.
