Chennai, July 6 – At least 11 construction workers were on Sunday killed after a newly built compound wall adjacent to their huts collapsed near Uttarapalayam in Tiruvallur district in Tamnil Nadu.
A 19-year-old youth Nagaraj was rescued from debris, police said.
All the labourers, said to be from Andhra Pradesh, were working in a private godown. Five fire tenders were pressed into service for rescue work.
The incident occurred after heavy rains lashed the area last night, police said.
Tiruvallur District Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao visited the accident spot and said those responsible for the incident would be punished.
“A total of 11 people died on the spot, including four women and a child. Rescue operations are going on,” Rao told reporters.
Tamil Nadu witnessed a major tragedy when an 11-storey under construction building collapsed at Porur on June 28 in which 61 persons were killed.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has formed a special investigation team to help the ongoing police probe into the Chennai building collapse incident.
