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A 37-year-old antheral from Kallakurichi died of suffocation aft reportedly inhaling poisonous state portion cleaning debris wrong a sewer web successful Kolathur connected Saturday. Two different workers who followed him besides fainted aft inhaling the toxic fumes.
Sources successful Chennai Metrowater said the incidental occurred during ongoing enactment to regenerate aged instrumentality holes successful the sewer network. Further intervention, including compensation by the contractor, would beryllium taken up.
The deceased has been identified arsenic K.Kuppan, of Rangapuram Taluk, Kallakurichi district. The different 2 workers are T.Sankar, 40, of Kallakurichi and S.Hariharan, 28, who is simply a supervisor with the sewage contractor who engaged them. Kuppan got into the sewer aft the instrumentality failed, constabulary said.
All 3 were rushed to the Government Hospital, Periyar Nagar, wherever 1 of them, Kuppan, was declared dead, portion the different 2 were admitted for treatment. Kolathur constabulary registered a lawsuit and further probe is on.
