METTUR PLANT COAL BUNKER CRASHES; 1 DEAD, 5 RESCUED
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli|December 20, 2024
A coal bunker at Mettur Thermal Power Plant in Salem collapsed on Thursday evening, burying a group of workers under more than 500 tonnes of debris and coal.
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After an hour-long operation, five workers were rescued alive, while one was found dead. Search operation is underway to locate others who may have been trapped inside. The bunker or storage container had 500 tonnes of coal load, sources said. Though these bunkers can handle a coal load of up to 625 tonnes, their load-handling capacity decreases with time and all these structures are nearly 30 years old, sources said.

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