Shanghai warns developers against rush to finish projects after three die at construction site
- Workers died after earth collapsed at project run by Vanke
- City authorities say they will step up safety checks amid concerns developers are racing to finish projects
Shanghai’s municipal government has voiced concerns about construction site safety after three workers were killed in an accident at a site managed by one of the country’s largest developers.
The accident happened on Saturday morning when the earth collapsed near the foundations on a Vanke building site in the Minghang district of the city, according to the local authority.
Three construction workers were crushed by the collapse and later died.
The commercial project under development covers about 30,000 square metres of land and was bought by Vanke for 1.6 billion yuan (US$233 million) in September last year.
In an emergency notice published on Saturday evening, the Shanghai Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Administration, which regulates the city’s property market, said many construction firms were racing to finish projects .
It asked officials at all levels to increase safety inspections at construction sites and hand out punishments to firms that fail to fulfil their responsibilities.