14 buried in China scaffold collapse

Fourteen workers were buried after a scaffold at a construction site collapsed in east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said Friday.

The accident happened at 11 a.m. Friday at a construction site of a power plant in Huainan City, said the municipal publicity authorities.

As of Friday evening, eight workers were pulled out and sent to hospitals. One of them died despite doctors' efforts.

Rescue is under way for the remaining six.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.