Nine migrant workers died after an under-construction building collapsed at the Ennore thermal power station here on Tuesday, police said.

Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed sadness over the deaths and conveyed condolences.

"I am deeply saddened to hear that nine workers from Assam lost their lives in an accident that occurred during the construction work carried out by BHEL in Ennore. I convey my deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives," he said in a social media post on Tuesday.

The CM ordered Minister for Electricity S.S. Sivasankar and senior IAS officer and TANGEDCO Chairman K Radhakrishnan to immediately oversee relief work at the accident site.

Stalin announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of each deceased and ordered that steps be taken

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