Two women construction workers buried alive as soil caves in near Madurai
Two women construction workers tragically lost their lives when soil caved in at a construction site near Madurai. The incident occurred while they were clearing cement around a concrete pillar foundation. Authorities have launched an investigation and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
- ▪The victims were identified as Tamilarasi, 60, and Dhanalakshmi, 46.
- ▪The incident took place during construction of a kalyana mandapam in Silaiman.
- ▪Soil caved in while the workers were engaged in clearing cement around a 16-feet deep pillar foundation.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 21:21:01 +0530 |
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In a tragic case, two women workers were buried alive when soil caved in resulting in instant death on Friday.Police said that Thangaraja of Viraganoor was constructing a kalyana mandapam in Silaiman near here. Two days ago, the masons had filled cement concrete on a 16-feet depth pillar foundation.On Friday, when two women workers identified as Tamilarasi (60) and Dhanalakshmi (46) of Silaiman were engaged in clearing the cement in and around the concrete pillar, the soil suddenly caved in and buried the pit in which the two women were fatally caught.On information, Silaiman police team arrived and pressed bulldozers and JCB to pull out the debris. After about an hour, they removed the two bodies and sent them to Government Rajaji Hospital for post-mortem. A case has been registered.
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