Chinese construction giant Country Garden admits responsibility for death of six
Chinese construction giant expresses sympathy for those killed at site in Anhui and accepts its responsibility for ‘inadequate management’
One of China’s largest residential developers Country Garden has admitted it has an “unshrinkable responsibility” for the recent construction accident that killed six people.
The Guangdong-based real estate developer said in a company statement on Friday that it felt deeply sorry for the victims and injured workers at the construction site in the eastern province of Anhui.
Six people died and another 10 injured people were taken to the hospital after the site, which included temporary accommodation for workers, collapsed in heavy rain and high winds last week.
“In view of the recent safety incidents at our construction units, we are deeply saddened and admit that we have unshrinkable responsibility for the inadequate supervision and management,” the company said in a statement.
“We would like to express our deepest condolences to the victims and their families, heartfelt sympathy to our injured workers and sincere apologies to society,” the company added.
The company also said it would punish the relevant project management team and promised to strengthen safety controls.