Three workers die of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gas at Tata Electronics plant in TN

Chennai, Nov 10 (UNI) Three contract workers died of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a sewage treatment tank at the Margold plant of Tata Electronics Ltd near Rayakottai in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu last evening. The deceased were identified as Sarathikumar (25), Akmal Babu Bhai (28) and Kaveri (32). They were cleaning the tank when they lost consciousness and swooned after inhaling the toxic gas. Other workers rescued them and rushed them to a private hospital in Hosur, but died on the way. Their bodies were sent to the Krishnagiri Government Medical College Hospital for autopsy. More…