Tragedy struck a rural parish near Vellore in northern Tamil Nadu on Friday when a massive concrete slab of an under-construction church hall caved in unexpectedly, claiming the lives of three construction workers and leaving multiple others seriously injured.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force and local fire and rescue services rushed to the collapse site, utilizing hydraulic cutters and acoustic sensors to extricate trapped laborers from beneath heavy iron girders and wet concrete debris. Paramedics rushed eleven injured survivors to the Vellore Government Medical College Hospital, where specialized trauma surgeons treated them for fractures and head injuries.
District revenue authorities initiated a magisterial inquiry into the structural catastrophe, directing forensic engineering experts to determine whether substandard construction materials or defective support scaffolding caused the catastrophic failure. State police registered a criminal negligence case against the civil contractor and structural design engineer pending detailed technical assessments.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/today-india-breaking-news-live-updates-11-september-2026-delhi-weather-brics-vellore-church-10872933/