Chennai: A routine installation job turned deadly on Tuesday when a massive steel arch collapsed at the Ennore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) thermal power project, killing nine contractual workers from Assam and injuring one more.

The tragedy occurred at the Stage 4 section of the plant, where 10 workers were fitting a steel arch cover over a coal handling unit.

The structure, designed to shield coal stockpiles, suddenly gave way, sending all 10 men plummeting.

“Despite safety features like belts, they suddenly fell. Nine were brought dead to Stanley Medical College Hospital. One worker survived with abrasions and lacerations; his condition is not critical,” said J. Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu Additional Chief Secretary and state health spokesperson.

The bodies of the deceased were brought

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