Chinese bridge collapse kills 29

The collapse of a bridge under construction that left at least 29 people dead in a Chinese tourist town rekindled concerns today about rushed, shoddy building amid China’s torrid economic expansion.

Witnesses described hearing a rumble and seeing stones fall from the structure yesterday afternoon after construction workers removed the supportive frame from the 140-foot-high, 880-foot-long vehicle and pedestrian bridge across the Tuo River in the southern town of Fenghuang.