9 Dead After Under-Construction Steel Arch Collapses; PM Modi Condoles News24 –

A steel arch that was still being constructed in Chennai collapsed on Tuesday, killing nine people. According to police officials, this collapse occurred at the construction site of the Ennore Thermal Power in north Chennai. In addition to this incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced an ex-gratia amount of the families of the victims.

PMO India tweets, “Saddened by the mishap due to the collapse of a building in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. My thoughts are with the affected people and their families in this difficult hour. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be… pic.twitter.com/sDscrcoF13

— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2025

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