Firemen work at the site of scaffold collapse in Fuquan city in southwestern China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 12, 2010. Eight people were killed and two injured when a construction-site scaffold collapsed Tuesday in Lisen cement mill.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    GUIYANG, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A construction-site scaffold collapsed Tuesday in Fuquan city in southwestern China's Guizhou Province, killing eight workers and injuring two, a local government spokesman said.

    The scaffold crumbled around 6 p.m. at a construction site in Lisen cement mill, the spokesman said. The two injured were rushed to hospital and were out of danger, he said.