Nine migrant workers from Assam lost their lives and one sustained injuries when scaffolding collapsed at the Ennore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) thermal power project near Ponneri on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

The workers were constructing a concrete arch for the 1,320-MW Ennore SEZ thermal power station when the accident occurred. According to a senior official in the Avadi police commissioner’s office, they were working at a height of more than 20 feet when the iron scaffolding gave way.

Fellow workers rushed the injured to Government Stanley Hospital, but nine succumbed en route, while one remains under treatment. The Kattur police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.

The deceased have been identified as Munnakempral, Vidayum Pravotsha, Sumon Kari

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