Chinese authorities claim that they have detained 13 suspects in connection with the power plant accident in northern Jiangxi province that killed nearly 74 people and injured hundreds others.

The accident, caused by the sudden collapse of scaffolding, has been described as one of the worst industrial accidents in China in recent years.

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No information is available about the 13 suspects yet, but it has been confirmed that authorities have zeroed on their investigation on the power plant's operator, Jiangxi Ganneng, and also on the engineering firm, Hebei Yineng.

Hebei Yineng is known to have secured multiple contracts to build power plants across China and many of its plants have history of workplace causalities and accidents. According to a recent interview by Hebei Yineng's top executives, the company has also won contracts to build power plants in foreign countries including Turkey and Malaysia.

The last time Yineng's name surfaced in a industrial accident was way back in 2012, when seven construction workers died after scaffolding collapsed in Yunnan province.

President Xi Jinping Orders Investigation

President Xi Jinping on Thursday ordered local authorities to expedite their probe in the power plant accident. Xi, who was on Latin America tour, urged the authorities not to leave any stone unturned to bring the guilty to books. He also demanded to take all the necessary precautions to avoid such fatal industrial accidents.

China has witnessed spate of industrial accidents over the recent years, leading to nationwide debate about the safety at industrial work places. Last year, Chinese people were left aghast after 170 people were killed in a powerful explosion in Tianjin port. The accident was termed as one of the worst accidents ever in country's history.   

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