Nine workers from Assam were killed and at least 10 were injured on Tuesday when scaffolding collapsed at the construction site of the 1,320-megawatt Ennore Special Economic Zone thermal power project near Ponneri in North Chennai.

The workers had been building a concrete arch over 20 feet above the ground, when the metal scaffolding gave way, sending them crashing down nearly 30 feet, police officers said. Fellow workers and rescue teams rushed the injured to the Stanley Government Hospital, but nine of them died on the way. One person remains hospitalised with serious injuries.

The incident took place at the North Chennai Thermal Power Station expansion project, where Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the main contractor. “There was an unfortunate incident at the Ennore Ther

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