SIPCOT police and fire and rescue services personnel rushed to the site after being alerted. Heavy machinery was deployed to clear the rubble and search for workers feared trapped underneath.
KRISHNAGIRI: Three construction workers were killed and around 10 others injured when a concrete structure under construction collapsed at a new building inside the Bata footwear manufacturing unit near Hosur in Krishnagiri district on Thursday. Around 17 workers were laying concrete for an arch-shaped roof when a supporting jack slipped, causing a large section of the framework to collapse. Around 10 workers escaped with injuries and were rescued,” said a police officer from the SIPCOT police station.
Rescue operations continued amid fears that two or three workers remained trapped under the debris. The accident occurred at Vedarapalli, within SIPCOT police station limits. “Concrete slabs and steel rods fell on the workers, killing three of them on the spot. SIPCOT police and fire and rescue services personnel rushed to the site after being alerted. Heavy machinery was deployed to clear the rubble and search for workers feared trapped underneath.