LONDON – Rescue workers with sniffer dogs are searching through a 30-foot (9-meter) mound of rubble for three workers missing since part of a mothballed British power plant collapsed.
One person has died and five are still hospitalized Wednesday after the collapse at Didcot power station, 60 miles (100 kilometres) west of London.
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The industrial accident occurred at an old coal- and oil-fueled plant that has been closed since 2013 and is slated for demolition. The facility also houses an operating gas-powered plant.
Owner Npower said part of the old power station collapsed while a demolition contractor was working on it, sending a huge cloud of dust into the air.
Some 50 people were treated for dust inhalation. The fire service said no hazardous materials were found in the building.
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