9 workers die as metal roof collapses at Ennore thermal power plant near Chennai; PM Narendra Modi, CM Stalin announce compensation
CHENNAI: At least nine guest workers, all from Assam, were killed as they crashed to the ground after an under-construction roof-like metal structure collapsed from a height of 147 feet at the Ennore SEZ Thermal Power Plant in Ooranambedu in Tiruvallur district, near Chennai, on Tuesday night.The workers were involved in the construction of a roof for a coal storage facility at the site when the incident occurred at 6pm.
“ Saddened by the mishap due to the collapse of a building in Chennai. My thoughts are with the affected people and their families in this difficult hour. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. An ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given ₹50,000,” PMO posted on X.
