Six killed after elevator plummets 34 floors

时间：2007-11-15 08:25:19

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Six workers were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday after an elevator fell at a construction site in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi.

 
NANJING, Nov. 15 - Six workers were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday after an elevator fell at a construction site in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, local work safety officials said.

 

The elevator, carrying the 17 workers, was descending1 from the top of a 34-storey building when the accident happened at around 10:30 am, an eyewitness2 said.

 

Four of the victims were killed on the spot, while two others died after medical efforts failed, said an official with the municipal work safety bureau of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

 

The local government has ordered every effort to save the 11 injured workers.

 

An investigation3 into the accident is under way.

 



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1 descending descending     
n. 下行 adj. 下降的
参考例句：
  • The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
  • The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。
2 eyewitness VlVxj     
n.目击者，见证人
参考例句：
  • The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
  • He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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