Two men die of asphyxiation in dyeing unit in Tiruppur
The Hindu
Two men died of asphyxiation inside a sewage tank of a private dyeing unit at Veerapandi in Tiruppur City Police limits on Sunday. According to police sources, Vadivel (32), a daily wage labourer from
Two men died of asphyxiation inside a sewage tank of a private dyeing unit at Veerapandi in Tiruppur City Police limits on Sunday.
According to police sources, Vadivel (32), a daily wage labourer from Kuruppankuttai, near Palavanjipalayam, in the city, along with three others were made to clean the sewage tanks in the dyeing unit at Kothukaduthottam in Veerapandi on Sunday morning.
After cleaning the first tank, they entered the second tank at around 2 p.m. While the others quickly climbed out of the tank after detecting the noxious fumes, Vadivel fell unconscious inside the tank, the sources said.