Three workers die, two injured in TN wall collapse

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Press Trust of India Tiruvannamalai(TN)
Last Updated : Mar 02 2018 | 5:55 PM IST
: Three construction workers, including a woman, were crushed to death today when a wall of an old building under demolition fell on them in this district, police said.
Two others who were trapped under the debris were rescued and had been admitted to hospital with injuries, they said.
The workers were demolishing the structure at Tiruvoodal village when the mishap occurred.
Preliminary investigation showed that adequate precautionary measures had not been taken before starting the demolition work, police said.
Further investigations are on.

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First Published: Mar 02 2018 | 5:55 PM IST

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