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10 killed as effluent tank collapses in Vellore

VELLORE (TN): Ten labourers, including nine hailing from West Bengal, were killed when an effluent tank at a tannery collapsed near here on Saturday.



Vellore (TN), January 31

Ten labourers, including nine hailing from West Bengal, were killed when an effluent tank at a tannery collapsed near here on Saturday.

The labourers were sleeping under the tank when it collapsed this morning at the private tannery in Ranipet in the district, the police said.

Of the ten deceased, nine were from West Bengal and the other hailed from Tamil Nadu, they said, adding three persons had been rescued. — PTI

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