A high-rise iron structure was being constructed, and a portion of it fell on the workers standing below. The injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital. The cause of the slab collapse is yet to be determined.
Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), visited the injured at the hospital. He stated that a steel arch fell at the Ennore Thermal Power Plant construction site. The workers were from Assam and nearby areas.
Assam CM also tweeted
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "9 migrant workers from Assam have reportedly succumbed to death after falling down at a construction site at Minjur, Thiruvallur district, today while carrying out construction works for extension of North Chennai Thermal Power Station. 4 of the victims are from Karbi Anglong District and 5 from Hojai District. He further said, "We are coordinating with authorities in Tamil Nadu to bring back their mortal remains at the earliest."
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