SHANWEI, China, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities said 28 people have been punished for a building collapse in November that killed six people and injured seven others.
Among those held responsible for the incident were Zheng Xinqin, the deputy governor of Chengqu District of Shanwei city, Guangdong province, and Zhuo Hongzuan, director of the district's Urban and Rural Construction Bureau, Xinhua reported Sunday.
Punishments ranging from disciplinary warning to serious demerits were handed out to the 28 for the Nov. 22 building collapse in Shanwei.
The building that collapsed was being built as a training facility for a bank. Design defects and substandard construction were to blame for the collapse that killed six and injured seven and caused a $1.59 million loss.
