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Three workers from Tamil Nadu died after suffocating inside a hotel septic tank in Kattappana.

Rescue efforts were hampered due to the small size of the manhole and required breaking a portion of the tank.

The incident highlights ongoing safety risks for workers in hazardous cleaning tasks.

Three workers from Tamil Nadu died after suffocating inside a septic tank of a hotel in Kattappana, Idukki district, on Tuesday night, police said.

According to PTI, one of the workers had entered the manhole to clean the tank when he got trapped inside. Two others attempted to rescue him but collapsed as well.

Police said one of the deceased hailed from Cumbum in Theni district, while the other two were from Gudalur in the Nilgiris district.

Local residents told telev

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