Sunday, July 27, 2014

Elevator crash kills 2 workers near Cuddallore

Dinakaran reports that an elevator had crashed at the construction site of a new thermal power plant near Cuddallore district’s Parangipettai Village, killing two workers. More than 500 workers, mostly from other states, were involved in the construction works.

The accident occurred when workers were on the elevator, carrying out construction works on a 200-meter tall boiler. Suddenly, the elevator’s chord broke and the cage crashed on the ground, killing the two workers. 5 other workers are fighting for their lives at nearby hospitals.

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